Buckhorn Sand & Gravel Inc., a company based in Trent Lakes, Ont., has been fined $200,000 following a workplace incident that resulted in the death of one worker and critical …
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2024
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Workplace News
Construction company, director fined $117,500 for fatal workplace accident in Aylmer, Ont.
VanHeughten Contractors Inc. and its director, Kyle VanHeughten, have been fined a total of $117,500 following the death of a worker who fell from a roof at a construction site. …
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New Brunswickers who get injured on the job will soon get more money to help them get by. The Progressive Conservative government has introduced amendments to the Workers’Compensation Act and …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Guelph, Ont.-based cabinet maker fined $50,000 following workplace injury
BND Woodworking Inc., a cabinet manufacturing company based in Guelph, Ont., has been fined $50,000 following a workplace accident that resulted in critical injuries to a worker. The incident, which …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
Medical clinic engaged in prohibited action when it fired worker who reported sexual harassment, physical assaults
A medical clinic in British Columbia engaged in prohibited action against a worker after it fired her for making a workplace-safety related complaint, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has …
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FeaturedMental Health
Not objectively traumatic: WorkSafeBC decision to deny mental health claim by airport security officer upheld on appeal
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has upheld a decision by WorkSafeBC denying a mental disorder claim filed by a security officer at an airport. The claimant alleged that a …
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Aman Atwal, an articling student at Harris & Company LLP, has been called to the bar and is now an associate at the Vancouver-based firm. “Workplace law is dynamic and …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Federal Court upholds decision to compensate, but not reinstate, former CMHC senior auditor
The Federal Court has upheld a labour adjudicator’s decision to compensate, but not reinstate, a former senior auditor at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This case revolved around …
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Councillor in Fort Frances, Ont., resigns in protest following integrity commissioner’s report into violations of code of conduct
The Integrity Commissioner of Fort Frances, David G. Boghosian, has issued a report finding Councillor David Kircher in violation of multiple provisions of the Code of Conduct. The investigation, initiated …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Fair representation case against CUPE by former hospital worker over COVID-19 vaccine policy dismissed by board
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has dismissed an application filed by a worker against the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 7800, alleging a failure to represent her …