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With employers keeping busy drafting and enforcing vaccination policies in the last few weeks many questions have been raised about medical exemptions from the requirement to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

As part of the Ontario Ministry of Labour's Construction Sector Compliance Plan 2019-2020, from August 6, 2019 until September 27, 2019, Ministry of Labour Inspectors will be conducting "focused

The Ontario Ministry of Labour started the new year off by obtaining convictions in three high-profile workplace fatality prosecutions.

Bill 79, the Working for Workers Act, 2023 received Royal Assent on October 26, 2023. Bill 79 will implement amendments to various employment law related statutes.

"Piercing the corporate veil" is the judicial act of imposing personal liability on otherwise immune corporate officers, directors, and shareholders for the corporation's wrongful acts.

Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial police service, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, has recently begun working with the Calgary Police Service to change how investigations...

Last week, WorkSafe BC and the BCAA Safety Foundation launched a website called RoadSafetyAtWork.ca as on on-line toolkit for employers of workers who are required to drive as part of their job duties.

The purpose of the legislation is to strengthen WorkSafeBC's ability to promote and enforce occupational health and safety compliance, particularly in the area of inspections and investigations.

On October 15, 2022, the federal government published a proposed Regulation Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Menstrual Products).

On March 5, 2024, Public Safety Canada ("PSC") amended the Guidance for entities (the "Guidance"), which was originally published in December 2023 (the "December 2023 Guidance")...

Earlier this fall, the Alberta Court of Appeal provided the latest in the ongoing random testing saga from Alberta's oilsands.

Justice Belzil of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench has granted an injunction prohibiting Suncor Energy Inc. (Suncor) from implementing random drug and alcohol testing at its work site north of Fort McMurray...

On April 1, 2021, as part of an ongoing review and revision process, seven amendments to the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia came into force.

Employers are increasingly aware of their obligations to investigate workplace sexual harassment and provide a workplace free of workplace sexual harassment.

A recent decision from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has clarified that there is no obligation on employers under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the "Code")...

On December 15th, 2023, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Menstrual Products) (the "Regulations")...

How do business needs and broader economic forces impact an organization's constructive dismissal risks, and how can they mitigate these risks in the face of market downturns?