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Ontario employers will gain new flexibility to extend temporary layoffs beyond current limits while facing enhanced compliance measures under legislation introduced today that directly responds to eco… Free Membership Required …

A Toronto-based private college and its director have been fined $410,000 for failing to pay nearly $185,000 in wages owed to 14 employees, following a lengthy legal battle that began …

A Tecumseh, Ont., manufacturing company has been fined $60,000 after a worker was critically injured when a forklift with defective brakes collided with metal storage racks, creating a dangerous pinch …

Nearly one-third of Quebec employers have changed their hiring practices in response to Law 14, with many reducing or stopping the hiring of English-speaking candidates entirely, according to a new …

A Hamilton-based siding company has been fined $225,000 after two workers died when they failed to move away from a quench tower during a steaming process at a Nanticoke steel …

Saskatchewan’s government passed amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act that will add protections for workers while supporting business growth, including limits on when employers can request si… Free Membership Required …

Two Alberta oilfield companies have been ordered to pay $550,000 in penalties following a workplace explosion that killed two workers near Slave Lake in 2022. Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. and …

A Vaughan, Ont.-based construction company has been fined $140,000 after pleading guilty in a workplace fatality case where a worker fell to their death while installing roof trusses at a …

A Hearst, Ont.-based construction company has been fined $50,000 after a worker suffered critical injuries at a quarry site when they attempted to step over an unguarded, moving conveyor belt. …

Federal employees who worked on casual or short-term contracts during the Phoenix pay system crisis now have until October to claim compensation from a recently approved class action settlement. The …