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Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law

Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.

MOL inspector’s compliance orders, claiming that employer’s harassment investigation was not “appropriate”, suspended on appeal

By Adrian Miedema

Caselaw Developments

“Sham” investigation results in $75,000 aggravated damages award against employer

By Cristina Wendel

Harassment arbitration hearing should be open to the public, including the press, arbitrator rules

By Adrian Miedema

Armoured car employee’s work refusal due to Christmas crowds was not justified

By Adrian Miedema

Employer ordered to pay fine of $100,000 following a fatal workplace incident at a road building construction site after court accepts joint submission

By Cristina Wendel

Traffic control firm violated safety rules, could not avoid responsibility by blaming employee

By Adrian Miedema

Out-of-business company that did not defend OHSA charges, fined $1.3 million after two workers killed

By Adrian Miedema

Nurse’s critical comments at union conference about workplace violence in hospitals were not just cause for dismissal

By Adrian Miedema

Caselaw Developments

Employee’s “theory” that he was dismissed for questioning his employer’s safety systems was just a theory and was not evidence

By Cristina Wendel

Possession of “small amount” of marijuana was just cause to fire employee who had “not carefully checked his pockets” before screening to board flight for offshore platform

By Adrian Miedema

Banned from pool and fitness facility, man who requested “young, hot female trainer” was not discriminated against because of mental disability

By Adrian Miedema

3 1/2 year jail term upheld on appeal in criminal negligence case against Metron Project Manager

By Adrian Miedema