Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
A small, family owned and operated custom cabinet business was fined $75,000 plus the Victim Fine Surcharge of $11,250 after […]
An electrical contractor has been hit with a huge fine after its faulty electrical work led to a resident’s death. […]
A labour arbitrator has awarded a unionized employee $5,000.00 in damages from his employer – despite the fact that the […]
An employee who shut down a production line allegedly because two other employees were fighting, was not exercising a proper […]
A construction contractor has lost its bid for damages from a city, relying on a little-used section of the Ontario […]
An employee responsible for a minor, although unusual, accident in a company parking lot was justified in refusing to submit […]
Drug and alcohol testing policies have long been of key importance for many employers, particularly those who have employees in […]
A labour arbitrator has held that the practice of unionized long-term care home employees voluntarily working two 8-hour shifts in […]
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of an employee who tried to use the Occupational Health and Safety Act’s work […]
A general contractor on a residential project was responsible for the safety of its subcontractors even though it was not […]
A U.S. pilot who raised a number of safety concerns has won reinstatement to his job, and years of lost […]
A student’s violent acts in a classroom have led to a dispute about the circumstances in which teachers may engage […]
