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“Multi-Workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee Guidance” Released by Ontario MOL

Ontario employers who have multiple workplaces may wish to have one joint health and safety committee for several workplaces, instead […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Statistical Analysis of 863 Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act Prosecutions: FMC Releases Report

More than two-thirds of Ontario companies charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act plead guilty. Defendants who plead guilty […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Certain Employee Safety Incentives May be Illegal in U.S.: Occupational Safety & Health Administration

The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration has warned U.S. employers that some safety incentive programs might discourage workers from reporting […]

By Adrian Miedema
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MOL Safety Inspectors Should be “Compliance-Focused” not “Enforcement-Focused”: Ontario’s “Regulator’s Code of Practice”

Employers who deal with Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors may wish to review the Ontario government’s Regulator’s Code of Practice.  […]

By Adrian Miedema
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2012-13 Inspection Blitz Schedule Released by Ontario MOL

Stating that “The Ministry of Labour’s proactive inspection blitzes on sector-specific hazards are designed to raise awareness and increase compliance […]

By Adrian Miedema
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“Unsafe” Coworker Did not Justify Work Refusal under OHSA: Ontario Arbitrator

An Ontario arbitrator has held that a worker was not justified in refusing to work because it was allegedly unsafe […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Lawyer’s Letter to OLRB Binds Unhappy Employee to Safety-Reprisal Settlement

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that an employee and employer settled a safety-reprisal complaint, due to the employee’s […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Appealing MOL Compliance Order? Ask for Inspector’s Notes and Photos

Employers appealing Ontario Ministry of Labour compliance orders under the Occupational Health and Safety Act are entitled to notes made […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Municipality Must Give Employee’s Workplace Violence/Harassment Reporting Form to Citizen: Ontario Privacy Commissioner

In a decision that may cause concern to Ontario municipalities, Ontario’s privacy commissioner has ordered the City of Woodstock to […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Lawyer-Mediator’s Firm Conflicted-Out of Representing Employee

The law firm of a lawyer who assisted a hospital in “evaluating, mediating and resolving workplace conflicts between employees including […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Disability-Management Specialist Facing Human Rights Complaint; Tribunal Grants Access to Health Files

A disability-management specialist working for the Toronto Transit Commission is facing a human rights complaint.  The complaint alleges that the specialist, […]

By Adrian Miedema
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Lawyer’s Bullying/Harassment Investigation Report Not Privileged: Care Needed When Using Lawyer as Investigator

An Ontario labour arbitrator has decided that a hospital’s lawyer’s investigation report into a bullying/harassment complaint was not privileged, so […]

By Adrian Miedema

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