OSC Whistleblower Program Set To Launch This Summer
A recent report in the Globe and Mail indicates that the Ontario Securities Commission is close to finalizing a whistleblower program, which is expected to launch early this summer. The program will encourage whistleblowers with knowledge of securities law violations to bring them to the att…
View the post titled OSC Whistleblower Program Set To Launch This SummerPriestly Demolition fined $70,000 for Spill and Failure to Report to MOECC
The defendant, Priestly Demolition Inc. caused chlorine gas to be discharged into the environment when an employee operating a magnetic grapple attempted to move old pressurized gas cylinders. During the move, a valve snapped releasing the gas. The employee experienced a burning sensation an…
View the post titled Priestly Demolition fined $70,000 for Spill and Failure to Report to MOECCPriestly Demolition fined $70,000 for Spill and Failure to Report
The defendant, Priestly Demolition Inc. caused chlorine gas to be discharged into the environment when an employee operating a magnetic grapple attempted to move old pressurized gas cylinders. During the move, a valve snapped releasing the gas. The employee experienced a burning sensation an…
View the post titled Priestly Demolition fined $70,000 for Spill and Failure to ReportHalf of World’s Natural Heritage Sites Are Under Threat
A chilling report recently released by WWF (formerly World Wildlife Fund) has found that nearly half of the world’s UNESCO-designated natural World Heritage Sites are threatened by industrial activities including oil, gas, and mineral extraction, overfishing, and illegal logging. Sadly, some…
View the post titled Half of World’s Natural Heritage Sites Are Under ThreatInjuries on Municipal Property: Notify Early
Injuries can and commonly do occur on city property, injuries on sidewalks are a prime example. When a sidewalk is in a state of disrepair, covered in ice and snow, with no reasonable attempts at maintenance, or when a sidewalk has become uneven and has a trip edge, a person injured as a res…
View the post titled Injuries on Municipal Property: Notify EarlyTeck Metals: $3 Million in Fisheries Act fines
On February 29, 2016, Teck Metals Ltd. plead guilty to three offences under the Fisheries Act for the release of substances deleterious to fish in the Columbia River. The total fine was $3,000,000 for the Fisheries Act offences. Teck Metals also paid $400,000 in fines under BC legislation. A…
View the post titled Teck Metals: $3 Million in Fisheries Act finesShell fined $500,000, pays $200,000 to First Nation following 2013 spill
In case you missed it, nearly 3 years following the event, Shell Canada Ltd has been sentenced for a spill of “flare knock-out liquids” at a Sarnia-area refinery. The January 2013 spill affected members of the nearby Aamjiwnaang First Nation, who experienced a variety of adverse health effec…
View the post titled Shell fined $500,000, pays $200,000 to First Nation following 2013 spillPlastic-bottled water ban on the horizon in Montreal?
Not long after announcing his city’s intention to ban single-use plastic bags by 2018, Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has indicated that banning plastic-bottled water may be next. Bottled water has long been decried for its heavy environmental footprint. Not only is it unnecessary where safe a…
View the post titled Plastic-bottled water ban on the horizon in Montreal?A reminder: Employees Have Obligations, Too
You probably know that employers are required to accommodate a disability to the point of undue hardship. If you’ve ever been involved in a situation requiring accommodation, you probably also know that “undue hardship” is a very high standard. So it’s good to hear about arbitrators who also…
View the post titled A reminder: Employees Have Obligations, TooThe Duty To Accommodate Does Not Require an Employer to Turn Customers Away
A Store Manager for a leather company injured her wrist. Ultimately, the store terminated her position, prompting a human rights application to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. As part of this application, the employee argued that the accommodation process required: Prior to the full heari…
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