Metron Construction has been fined $200,000 following a guilty plea to a charge of criminal charge negligence causing death in…
Occupational Health and Safety
The tragic deaths of four workers at a Toronto construction site on December 24, 2009 quickly became one of the…
A recent decision, R v The Corporation of the City of Guelph et al.[1] provides a narrow interpretation of limitation periods in…
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled that a worker does not have to be a certified or apprentice…
As many readers are likely aware, the burden of proof is on an employer to establish “due diligence” in an…
In a relatively minor decision that may have significant implications, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) has ordered Ministry of…
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) recently announced that, effective April 1, 2012 its Rules of Procedure will be amended to permit complaints alleging…
By: Ryan Conlin & Jeremy Schwartz Hire a contractor and you may inadvertently face liability as a “constructor” under Ontario’s Occupational…
Just over a year ago, the workplace violence and harassment provisions were added to the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Although…
<p> Ryan Conlin and Landon Young both spoke at the first annual Health, Safety & Environment Conference and Trade Show…