Jeremy Schwartz discusses the disturbing trend of employees forum shopping in human rights matters, and a recent HRTO decision which…
Occupational Health and Safety
Ryan Conlin summarizes and comments upon the significant amendments Bill 18 has effected to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, Workplace Safety…
The ongoing flare-up of the ebola virus is currently front page news. Notwithstanding that as of the time of this…
Constructors, including many owners who directly hire and oversee contractors on their properties, must have strong and meaningful safety programs in…
Ryan Conlin of Stringer LLP discusses recent jurisprudence concerning random drug and alcohol testing in Canada (post-Irving).
By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman From time to time judges comment and decide on matters affecting employment law in…
In Ontario v J.R. Contracting Property Services, a manager was convicted of failing to provide adequate fall protection to a worker…
The Ontario Court of Appeal, in Ontario (Labour) v. Flex-N-Gate Canada Company, has overturned a lower Court finding found that an employer…
A new Regulation[1] under the OHSA will explicitly require that workers and supervisors receive basic occupational health and safety training as…
Vivianne Ponce discusses new OHS awareness training requirements in Ontario