As part of the Bill 168 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”), workers can initiate a work refusal where…

Frank Portman discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which greatly increased the scope of general and other damages…

Jeff Murray discussed recent labour arbitration decisions pertaining to employee vices.

An injured worker has succeeded in a human rights application against the Workplace Safety Insurance Board (“WSIB”). The case related to a…

Obese Resident Awarded Preferred Parking Space – Jeremy D. Schwartz

One of the most vexing and controversial legal issues confronting safety professionals is the question of whether employers can be…

By: Jeremy Schwartz Employers often remark, with varying degrees of intention, that they would rather close up shop than manage…

Allison Taylor discusses recent decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario suggesting a disturbing trend in that tribunal permitting…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision that upheld a landmark retroactive loss of earnings award from…

Employers are still wrestling with the consequences of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the random drug and alcohol testing…

In an urgent motion heard on June 16, 2011, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered Canada Post Workers’ union, the…

By: Ryan Conlin  In what appears to be a response to considerable confusion in the construction industry, Ontario’s Chief Prevention…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision serves to remind employers that the presumption of provincial jurisdiction over labour relations…

The integration of workplace violence and harassment protections into occupational health and safety legislation has been a theme in Canada…