Caselaw Developments
After being told that she should just “quit” if she felt unsafe, dismissed employee awarded $15,000 in damages
Appeal of MOL compliance order adjourned while related OHSA prosecution ongoing, despite City’s objection
Federal employee has effective veto over appointment of “impartial” workplace violence investigator, as long as veto not exercised in “abusive” manner: Tribunal
Alberta’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Commission frees purchaser of the poor WCB record of the company it acquired
OLRB dismisses union’s “fishing expedition” in safety case: documents requested from MOL and employer were not arguably relevant
After accepting guilty plea, prosecutor cannot reargue trial court’s decision to exclude evidence of worker’s injury when setting fine
The Ministry of Labour cannot reopen a Justice of the Peace’s decision to exclude evidence that a worker was injured, […]
Men without hardhats: where freedom of religion loses out to workplace safety
Freedom of religion and the duty to accommodate within the workplace context is a highly important issue in Québec given […]
Worker entitled to asbestos records for government building he worked in, but not list of employees in building
A worker was entitled to asbestos records for the government building he worked in. However, he was not entitled to […]
Safety topic was emphasized, not “buried in hundreds of power point slides”: employer establishes due diligence, not guilty in workplace fatality
A Saskatchewan employer has been found not guilty of six occupational health and safety charges after a worker died of […]
“Competent supervisor” obligation relates to competence in safety, not in performance management: OLRB dismisses OHSA retaliation complaint
A laid-off worker’s safety-retaliation complaint under the Occupational Health and Safety Act has been dismissed because it was really a complaint […]
Persistent “sexual annoyance” of five female coworkers gets employee fired for cause, despite late reporting of incidents
A shelter support worker’s persistent pattern of sexual comments to five female coworkers justified his dismissal for cause, despite the […]