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Loader operator entitled to remain in job despite accidents: insufficient warnings and training, decides arbitrator

By Adrian Miedema
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Safety officer, fired after company loses COR certification, wins wrongful dismissal lawsuit

By Adrian Miedema
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Worker entitled to sue coworker for failure to report absence of or defect in protective equipment: court

By Adrian Miedema
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Injured worker’s claim lacked the “something more” needed to establish personal liability against employer’s directors

By Cristina Wendel
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Church defeats lawsuit by volunteer after stepladder accident. Duelling OHS experts’ testimony considered

By Adrian Miedema
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Regulation still required compliance with older ANSI standard, not updated version: Tribunal

By Adrian Miedema
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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 […]

By Virginie Dandurand
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OHSA conviction, $48,000 fine upheld on appeal: “blocking” of machine required physical block

An Ontario Appeal judge has upheld an employer’s conviction under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failure to “block” a […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Employer loses wrongful dismissal case after court finds safety rules unclear

An employer has lost a wrongful dismissal case after a court found that its safety rules, which it alleged the […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Bartender, fired for smoking marijuana at work, loses human rights complaint

A B.C. bartender has lost his human rights complaint after he was dismissed for smoking marijuana on shift. The bartender […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Ontario man fined $6,000 for illegal use of “professional engineer” title when seeking job

An Ontario man has been found guilty of three counts of violating the Professional Engineers Act by using the protected […]

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management

Reverse burden of proof sinks no-show employer: OLRB awards more than $25,000 for safety-reprisal

An employer that failed to attend a safety-reprisal hearing has been ordered to pay two employees damages of more than […]

By Adrian Miedema

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