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Nov 13, 2014

Bill 18 Passes 3rd Reading – Poised to revamp various Employment and Labour Legislation

On December 12, 2013 CCPartners released a blog explaining the major changes to employment and labour legislation proposed in Bill 146 - Stron...

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Oct 30, 2014

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code respecting Occupational Health and Safety

On December 12, 2013 Bill C-4 “Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2” received royal assent from the Parliament of Canada. The very lengt...

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May 29, 2014

By Rob Boswell

Ontario Court of Appeal: Wal-Mart Liable for the Bullying of an Employee by her Store Manager

Last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal issued its decision in the case of Meredith Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp and Jason Pinnock. We discu...

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May 13, 2014

By Rob Boswell

WSIAT: Limits to Entitlement for Mental Stress Violate the Charter

On April 29, 2014, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (the Tribunal) issued a much-anticipated decision addressing the constitutio...

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Jan 23, 2014

2013 IN REVIEW – A Look Back at the Cases and Legislative Changes that Impacted your Workplace

2013 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law.    Over the course of the...

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Jun 14, 2013

By Rob Boswell

Random Drug and Alcohol Testing – Supreme Court of Canada releases Irving Pulp and Paper decision

This morning the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the matter of Communications, Energy and Paper Union of Canada, Local 30 v Irving...

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Feb 28, 2013

By Susan Crawford

Serious Safety Violation Not Enough to Justify Just Cause Dismissal Says Ontario Court of Appeal

Mr. Plester, a supervisor with 17 years’ service at PolyOne Canada Inc., committed a serious safety infraction by not locking out a machine h...

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Jan 17, 2013

By Rob Boswell

Mandatory WSIB Coverage for all who Work in Construction

As of January 1, 2013, the amendments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 as a result of Bill 119 are in force.  As we wrote in ou...

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Nov 29, 2012

By Rob Boswell

Holiday Parties and Workplace Accidents

With the holiday season upon us, and the likelihood that employers will be providing holiday lunches and off-site seasonal parties for their employ...

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Aug 30, 2012

By Rob Boswell

When a workplace accident happens away from the workplace

A newspaper article in the Toronto Star on July 4, 2012 reviewed a recent decision of the Appeals Branch of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Boar...

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Jun 14, 2012

By Kelsey Orth

WSIB Benefits Deducted from Wrongful Dismissal Damages

There are many different pieces of legislation and legal principles that often overlap and interact to affect employee entitlements and employer ob...

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Jun 7, 2012

Supervisor Health and Safety Draft Guidelines Released

One of the recommendations in the Dean Panel Report and Bill 160 was for more health and safety training.  One of the groups where training wi...

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Apr 12, 2012

By Susan Crawford

Mandatory WSIB Coverage for Independent Operators in Construction Industry

In 2008 the Ontario government introduced legislation (Bill 119, Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008) that would require all indepen...

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Feb 16, 2012

Are You Ready for a Spike in Traumatic Mental Stress Claims?

Until recently, benefits for traumatic mental stress were only granted when an employee demonstrated that such stress was the result of a traumatic...

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Jul 15, 2011

By Susan Crawford

WSIB Policies on Work Reintegration and NEER Become Effective July 15, 2011 and WSIB Announces 2012 Premium Rate Increase

After exhaustive stakeholder consultations, the final seven WSIB Work Reintegration and NEER policies will come into effect today. The thrust of th...

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Jan 15, 2010

By Susan Crawford

Amendments to the Highway Traffic Act Create Potential Liability for Employers

These days, it seems that just about everyone relies on a cell phone or PDA to keep them connected. However, with the recent passing of Bill 118 (t...

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