Traffic Accident Is Work Related Even If Worker Isn’t Doing Ordinary Job Duties
An injured electrician was told she could return to work as long as she produced a doctor’s note assessing her
Fatal Accident Costs Bus Driver His Driving Position but Not His Employment
A Toronto Transit Commission bus driver got fired after running over a 14-year-old passenger right after she exited the bus.
Permanent Residency Not a Direct Grounds for Employment Discrimination
Although a foreign engineering student had stellar credentials and a 3-year postgraduate work permit, an energy company wouldn’t offer him
Ontario Courts Split on Constructive Dismissal Rights of Employees on IDEL
A new Ontario regulation temporarily bars employees placed on infectious disease emergency leave (IDEL) from suing for constructive dismissal. However,
It’s 3 Strikes and Y’er Out for Fired Diamond Miner
Strike 1: A diamond miner fired for a series of relatively minor safety violations lost his OHS reprisal case. Strike
Court More than Doubles OHS Fine against Garage Owner for Explosion Death
The acetylene torch a garage mechanic was using to remove the gas tank from a 1999 Dodge Caravan sparked an
OHS Forklift Rules Don’t Ban Selecting the Untrained and Training Them Later
A sawmill employee was passed over for promotion to a forklift operator’s position in favour of a co-worker with less