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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
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WSIB fraud requires a wilful act, like tax evasion, appeal court decides

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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Safety manager wins wrongful dismissal suit: he had not failed to complete assigned tasks, court decides

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management
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Court declines to quash “bid ban” imposed by City on paving company for safety and other reasons

By Adrian Miedema
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  • Violence and Harassment

Harassment arbitration hearing should be open to the public, including the press, arbitrator rules

By Adrian Miedema
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  • Government Safety Investigations
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Traffic control firm violated safety rules, could not avoid responsibility by blaming employee

By Adrian Miedema
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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
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The introduction of Bill 30 brings the potential for significant changes to Alberta’s workplace laws

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Government Safety Investigations
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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
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Experienced tanker truck driver had right to refuse to drive refrigeration truck without additional training, OHS appeals tribunal rules

By Adrian Miedema
  • Caselaw Developments
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SCC upholds employer’s “no free accident” alcohol and drug policy: Stewart v Elk Valley

By April Kosten

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