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Supreme Court reverses Ont. C.A. ruling on liability for actions of independent contractor
January 1, 2002
In January 2001, we reported the case of 671122 Ontario Ltd. v. Sagaz Industries Canada Inc., in which the Ontario Court of Appeal held that
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Knowledge of hazard not necessary to be liable under OHSA
January 1, 2002
An employer need not know that a hazard exists in its workplace to be found liable under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). This
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Court of Appeal upholds court order quashing reinstatement of worker convicted of sexual assault
January 1, 2002
In October 2000, we reported the decision of the Divisional Court in City of Toronto v. CUPE, Local 79, in which it was held that
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Court of Appeal upholds ruling that employee isn’t on “fixed term”
January 1, 2002
In a decision released on September 6, 2001, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the ruling handed down in Ceccol v. Ontario Gymnastic Federation (see
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Ambulance services bargaining legislation now in force
October 1, 2001
On June 29, 2001, Bill 58, the Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act, 2001, came into force. The new law has its origins in the transfer
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Denial of extended leave for breast-feeding a form of sex discrimination – Alberta arbitrator
October 1, 2001
Employers designing leave policies may have to consider a trend exemplified by a recent decision of an Alberta arbitrator. That decision held that it is
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