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Employer’s duty to report fatal and critical injuries narrowed

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 11 2013

On February 7, 2013, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) reversed a Divisional Court ruling that had found that an employer has a duty under

Ontario Court of Appeal rules on the enforceability of restrictive covenants on the sale of a business

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 22 2013

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled that non-competition clauses and other restrictive covenants entered into on the sale of a business will be

Ministry of Labour launches winter safety blitzes

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 31 2013

As reported in Torys' October 2012 EH&S Bulletin, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has launched safety blitzes targeted at workplace hazards across

Top five employment law developments in Ontario in 2012: what employers need to know for 2013

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 8 2013

The decisions outlined below gave rise to what we believe were the most noteworthy employment law developments of 2012. We discuss how these developments

Proposed health and safety training for workers and supervisors

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 21 2012

The Ministry of Labour (MOL) has proposed a new regulation under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that would require all "workers" and

Court reaffirms importance of specifying the "constructor" and its obligations in construction contracts

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 3 2012

In Director of Occupational Health and Safety v. Government of Yukon, William R. Cratty and P.S. Sidhu Trucking Ltd., the Supreme Court of Yukon considered, among other issues, whether the Yukon government was the "constructor" under Yukon’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA

Ministry of Labour enhances the enforcement of the Employment Standards Act, 2000

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 2 2012

On September 17, 2012, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) announced that it will be "enhancing" its enforcement of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) in order to ensure fairness in the workplace

Ministry of Labour releases notice regarding hazards of photovoltaic systems

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 2 2012

On October 12, 2012, the MOL released a notice regarding potential worker health and safety hazards that may arise in the course of the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of solar energy equipment and systems

Canada's top court confirms workplace privacy rights

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 22 2012

The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy from state interference with information on their work computers, just as they do with their home computers, provided that personal use of the work computer is permitted or reasonably expected

Ministry of Labour launches fall safety blitzes

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 5 2012

The Ministry of Labour is launching fall safety blitzes targeted at workplace hazards across the province

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