Caselaw Developments Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Constructively Dismissed Due to Workplace Mental Distress? You May Need to Go to the WSIB, not Courts By Adrian Miedema
Amendments to Safety Laws Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Alberta’s joint work site health and safety committee requirements are changing By Cristina Wendel
Caselaw Developments Safety Professionals - Practice Issues WSIB fraud requires a wilful act, like tax evasion, appeal court decides By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Safety manager wins wrongful dismissal suit: he had not failed to complete assigned tasks, court decides By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety - Risk Management Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Court declines to quash “bid ban” imposed by City on paving company for safety and other reasons By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Violence and Harassment Harassment arbitration hearing should be open to the public, including the press, arbitrator rules By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Government Safety Investigations Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Traffic control firm violated safety rules, could not avoid responsibility by blaming employee By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments General Safety - Risk Management Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Possession of “small amount” of marijuana was just cause to fire employee who had “not carefully checked his pockets” before screening to board flight for offshore platform By Adrian Miedema
Amendments to Safety Laws Safety - Risk Management Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Violence and Harassment The introduction of Bill 30 brings the potential for significant changes to Alberta’s workplace laws By Cristina Wendel
Caselaw Developments Government Safety Investigations Safety Professionals - Practice Issues MOL inspectors have the power to Order employers to produce documents, even if no contravention of OHSA has been found, OLRB decides By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Experienced tanker truck driver had right to refuse to drive refrigeration truck without additional training, OHS appeals tribunal rules By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety Professionals - Practice Issues SCC upholds employer’s “no free accident” alcohol and drug policy: Stewart v Elk Valley By April Kosten
