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OHS in Canada: The Year in Review 2017

OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor January 10, 2018 OHS in Canada: The Year in Review 2017 Authors: Loretta Bouwmeester, Cheryl A. Edwards and Jeremy Warning, Partners DOWNLOAD PDF Happy New Year.  It’s now 2018 but we are looking back on what was a tumultuous 2017 that saw many legislative changes and important court decisions – both of … Continued

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Seismic Shift: Historic Changes to Ontario OHSA Take Effect – December 2017

OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor – December 2017 December 19, 2017 Seismic Shift: Historic Changes to Ontario OHSA Take Effect Authors: Cheryl A. Edwards and Jeremy Warning, Partners, and Deanah Shelly and Sydney Kruth, Associates DOWNLOAD PDF On December 14, 2017, Bill 177 and the most dramatic and far-reaching changes made to the Ontario Occupational Health … Continued

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Construction Advisor – December 2017

Construction Advisor: The Voice of Construction Labour Relations in Canada December 14, 2017 Articles: 1. Ontario to Extend WSIB Benefits for Work-Related Mental Stress 2. College of Trades: 2017 Developments 3. Bill 148: Implementation Dates 4. Mathews Dinsdale: Canada’s 2018 Law Firm of Year in Workers’ Compensation Law 5. Construction Advisor: Next Edition Ontario to … Continued

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Construction Advisor – June 2017

Construction Advisor: The Voice of Construction Labour Relations in Canada DOWNLOAD PDF June 23, 2017 Articles: 1 Random Dug & Alcohol Testing: What does the new TTC case tell us? 2 Ontario: Fairer workplaces? Better jobs? 3 Mathews Dinsdale: Leading Firm and Practitioners in Labour Relations – Construction Sector 4 Construction Advisor: Next Edition Random … Continued

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Employers’ Advisor April 2016

Employers’ Advisor April 2016 Articles in the April 2016 edition:  Human Rights Protection for Ethical Veganism?  Severance and “Continuous” Employment in the Event of a Sale: BC Court of Appeal Recent Pronouncements  Managing Sick Leaves While Ensuring Continuity of Operations: From (Costly) Unilateral Decisions to Best Practices   View the PDF

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Construction Advisor – July 2016

Construction Advisor: The Voice of Construction Labour Relations in Canada DOWNLOAD PDF July 26, 2016 Articles: Alberta Court Sides with Employer on Random Testing Policy Update on Bargaining in Construction Industry Alberta Court Sides with Employer on Random Testing Policy Author: Sarah E Smith, Associate Can a company require its employees to undergo random drug and … Continued

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OHSA Bill 132 Amendments: Navigating the Workplace Harassment Sea-Change – June 2016

OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor – June 2016 June 24, 2016 OHSA Bill 132 Amendments: Navigating the Workplace Harassment Sea-Change Authors: Cheryl A. Edwards and Jeremy Warning, Partners, and Krista Antonio, Student,  Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP DOWNLOAD PDF September 8, 2016, now looms for employers as the date for compliance with recently passed Bill 132 amendments to … Continued

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OHS in Canada: A New Frontier: Changes to Workers’ Compensation Coverage in Ontario Through WSIB’s Rate Framework Review – June 2016

OHS & Workers’ Compensation Advisor – June 2016 June 14, 2016 A New Frontier: Changes to Workers’ Compensation Coverage in Ontario Through WSIB’s Rate Framework Review Authors:  Matthew Carroll, Associate and Emily Russell, Workers’ Compensation Specialist DOWNLOAD PDF On March 31, 2015, the WSIB released its long-awaited Rate Framework Reform Proposal (“the Proposal”).  Following its release, … Continued

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Construction Advisor – March 2016

Construction Advisor: The Voice of Construction Labour Relations in Canada DOWNLOAD PDF March 10, 2016 Articles: Medical Marijuana on the Jobsite “Dean Report” Proposed Appeals from Tickets – Better than Nothing, but not Good Enough Mathews Dinsdale Expands Its Construction Group Medical Marijuana on the Jobsite Authors: Joseph Liberman, Partner and Sarah E Smith, Associate … Continued

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