Bizarre Lunchroom Video Stunt Lands Dismissal: Employer’s Safety Reputation Prejudiced
It is rare that the facts of a dismissal case are so bizarre as to be shocking, but this is […]
Caselaw Developments
No Reprisal for Harassment under Ontario OHSA
A vice-chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board has suggested, without finally deciding the point, that the OLRB has no authority […]
Engineer’s Report Not Satisfactory: Must State “Not Likely to Endanger a Worker”
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that an engineer’s report that did not use the words, “not likely to endanger […]
Material Handling Conviction Overturned: Truck not Handling Material
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a “material handling” prosecution involving a road vehicle that was not actually or […]
“Construction Manager” was Constructor on Project, Despite use of New “Model”
A new “model” of construction, where a “construction manager” was used instead of a “traditional general contractor”, did not insulate […]
Employee’s Statement to MOL Inspector Thrown Out
Employers often ask us whether their employees can be forced to give a statement to an Ontario Ministry of Labour […]