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Lawyer’s Letter to OLRB Binds Unhappy Employee to Safety-Reprisal Settlement

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that an employee and employer settled a safety-reprisal complaint, due to the employee’s […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Government Safety Investigations
  • Safety Professionals - Practice Issues

Appealing MOL Compliance Order? Ask for Inspector’s Notes and Photos

Employers appealing Ontario Ministry of Labour compliance orders under the Occupational Health and Safety Act are entitled to notes made […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Other Safety Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management

Sexual Assault on Employee by Supervisor: Employer and Supervisor Liable for $620K

The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a jury award of $470,000 in damages, plus a costs award of $150,000, against […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Prosecutions / Charges
  • Safety - Risk Management

Ontario Village Pays $75,000 Fine in Death of Volunteer Firefighter During Ice Water Training Exercise

This is the week for blog posts on volunteer fire departments.  The situation involving the Village of Point Edward, near Sarnia, was […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Prosecutions / Charges

Volunteer Fire Department’s Actions Being Scrutinized by Court under OHSA: 2 of 3 Remaining Charges Dismissed

In an unusual case, the Ontario Ministry of Labour has charged a small town’s volunteer fire department with safety offences […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management
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Municipality Must Give Employee’s Workplace Violence/Harassment Reporting Form to Citizen: Ontario Privacy Commissioner

In a decision that may cause concern to Ontario municipalities, Ontario’s privacy commissioner has ordered the City of Woodstock to […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management

Juice Cart Violence? Care Facility Worker’s Work Refusal Dismissed: “The Act does not address fears”

A worker at a care home for “mentally challenged adults” refused to deliver juice and food supplements to clients, using […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management

Slap on Face Not Just Cause for Dismissal: Employer Failed to Train on Violence Rules

An Ontario judge has held that an employer which failed to train employees on its workplace violence rules did not […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments

One Shouting Match, “Stupid Proby” Comment, Likely Not Harassment under OHSA: OLRB

The Ontario Labour Relations Board, in a preliminary decision in a case, has held that one shouting match between a […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety Professionals - Practice Issues

Lawyer-Mediator’s Firm Conflicted-Out of Representing Employee

The law firm of a lawyer who assisted a hospital in “evaluating, mediating and resolving workplace conflicts between employees including […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments

Two Death Threats Against Foreman Land Employee Five-Day Suspension: Employer Required to Act

The Ontario Labour Relations Board, sitting as an arbitrator, has upheld a five-day suspension against a construction employee who admitted […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Amendments to Safety Laws
  • Caselaw Developments

Text Message “Dubious”: Harassment-Reprisal Complaint Dismissed

Basing a harassment-reprisal complaint on a text message is risky when one cannot prove that the text message was ever […]

By Adrian Miedema

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