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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
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“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 […]

By Adrian Miedema
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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 […]

By Adrian Miedema

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