The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has upheld a previous ruling granting temporary total disability (TTD) benefits to a worker who was terminated after testing non-negative for c… Free …
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B.C. court rejects fired worker’s attempt to obtain employer’s investigative report amid whistleblower safety concerns
A British Columbia Supreme Court ruling has rejected a fired worker’s attempt to access an employer’s confidential investigative report tied to his termination, citing privacy and safety risks to thir… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Random drug and alcohol testing for nuclear workers upheld by Federal Court of Appeal
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the legality of mandatory pre-placement and random alcohol and drug testing for safety-critical workers at high-security nuclear facilities. The decision dismiss… Free Membership …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator upholds TTC’s drug and alcohol test of bus operator found sleeping on duty
An arbitrator has upheld the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) decision to administer a drug and alcohol test to a bus operator who was found asleep in his bus while parked …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Alberta worker’s injury claim accepted, but wage benefits denied due to cocaine use
An Alberta worker’s injury claim has been accepted despite a positive test for cocaine following a workplace accident, but she has been denied temporary total disability (TTD) benefits due to …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
CPKC engineer’s suspension for cannabis use overturned, random drug testing quashed
An arbitrator has overturned the suspension of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway locomotive engineer and quashed the company’s mandate for six months of random drug testing, ruling the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
CPKC worker’s dismissal upheld over refusal to submit to drug test after vehicle crash
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway employee for refusing to submit to a post-incident drug and alcohol test following a motor vehicle …
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AccommodationFeaturedSpotlight Story
Drug and alcohol use creates delicate dance between safety and accommodation, says Rudner in wake of recent ruling
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAddiction to drugs or alcohol constitutes a disability that needs to be accommodated by employers. But that duty to accommodate has its limits. “This does not mean they are free …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Just following orders: CPKC ordered to reinstate employee fired over refusal to take drug test
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has been ordered to reinstate a worker who refused to take a drug test in the wake of a minor derailment. Arbitrator Graham J. Clarke …
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FeaturedJust CauseOccupational Health & Safety
Lafarge Canada justified in firing worker who tested positive for THC after crash
Lafarge Canada was justified in firing a site superintendent who got into a minor vehicle accident at a worksite and subsequently tested positive for THC, the Court of King’s Bench …