Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) has cited a construction company and its manager for asbestos-related violations and […]
An adjudicator with the office of Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has denied access to a Ministry of Labour inspector’s […]
An employer’s introduction of a new two-page sick leave medical form did not violate the collective agreement, a labour arbitrator […]
An employer went too far when it banned smoking by employees during their shift, including during breaks and off the […]
An employer’s appeal challenging a departed employee’s workers’ compensation entitlements may proceed, despite being filed after the employer, union and […]
Health Canada and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have announced that they will “continue their partnership” to “align […]
A construction company that tried to blame a worker’s fall on his untied boots, has been found guilty of all […]
Employers often struggle with the question of who is a “supervisor” under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act. The […]
A supervisor with an asbestos abatement company, and his employer, have pleaded guilty to charges under the Occupational Health and […]
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has held that where an employer had complied with a Ministry of Labour inspector’s compliance […]
Ontario’s Divisional Court has decided that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act’s age cut-off for loss of earnings benefits for […]
Although an employer may appeal a Ministry of Labour inspector’s rescission (withdrawal) of a compliance order that he or she […]
