OHS Law

An Alberta labour board has overturned occupational health and safety penalties against a rural property owner, finding an inspector lacked evidence to prove the location was actually a work site… …

An OHS officer failed to properly analyze whether a pipefitter resigned or was terminated after raising safety concerns about equipment, prompting Alberta’s labour board to send the case back for… …

A New Brunswick employer’s failure to provide proper ergonomic equipment contributed to a worker’s permanent back injury, according to a tribunal decision that highlights the importance of addressing workplace ergonomic… …

By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 13 years after pipe layer Jeff Caron was crushed to death while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, a B.C. Supreme Court judge… …

A British Columbia food demonstrator who claimed she was fired for raising safety concerns has lost her appeal after a tribunal found she was actually terminated for abandoning her job.… …

An Alberta worker has lost his bid for workers’ compensation related to COVID-19 after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation found he failed to prove he contracted the virus… …

An Alberta employer has been denied relief from workers’ compensation costs after terminating a worker for safety concerns following a positive drug test, even though the employer argued modified work… …

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has rejected a Ford Motor Company of Canada worker’s request to reconsider a $2,500 damage award for reprisal, ruling he failed to present wage loss… …

A worker who signed a settlement agreement waiving his right to reinstatement cannot pursue a new occupational health and safety reprisal claim, even if he was under financial pressure when… …