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
BC High Court Upholds “Common Employer” Ruling
The BC Labour Relations Board ruled that 3 related trucking companies were a single “common employer” for labour relations purposes.
Laid Off Ironworker Loses His OHS Reprisal Case
Frustrated by repeated denials of time off to care for his ailing father, an ironworker finally asked that he be
No Duty to Self-Accommodate for Employer Childcare Accommodations
An important case addressing the standard of family discrimination in Alberta involves an ER nurse who asked to remain in
Employee Needn’t Use Up Contract Personal Days to Take Paid CLC Leave
An employee with enough service to qualify for 3 days of personal paid leave under Sec. 206.6 of Canada Labour
Does Legalized Marijuana Provide More Leeway for Random Drug Testing?
The union contended that unannounced random urine drug testing of safety-sensitive public airport workers, in this case a firefighter, was