Dear Friends, With winter winding down, although not yet completely over, it is time to provide the 2016 Winter Edition of Reaching Out. In it, we discuss legal developments since our last edition that you will want to know about. Carolyn Kay and Stephanie Jeronimo of our Toronto office have provided an update on the…
Practice Area: Occupational Health
Ontario Passes Sexual Violence and Harassment Bill
On March 8, 2016, the Ontario government passed Bill 132, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2015, as amended by the Standing Committee on Social Policy. Bill 132 amends various statutes with respect to sexual violence and harassment, domestic violence and other matters. In addition to…
PTSD Bill Passes Second Reading
On March 3, 2016, Bill 163, Supporting Ontario’s First Responders Act (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), 2016, passed second reading and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. As previously reported, if passed, Bill 163 will, among other things, amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 to create a rebuttable statutory presumption in favour of granting workers’ compensation…
Successfully argued to have a reprisal complaint filed under the Occupational Health and Safety Act dismissed for delay.
Successfully argued to have a reprisal complaint filed under the Occupational Health and Safety Act dismissed for delay.
Successfully defended a school board client on a union appeal of an inspector’s order under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Successfully defended a school board client on a union appeal of an inspector’s order under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Advised a utility contractor in connection with an investigation into a fatality, following which no charges were laid.
Advised a utility contractor in connection with an investigation into a fatality, following which no charges were laid.
Advised an electrical contractor in connection with an investigation into a critical injury on a job site, following which no charges were laid.
Advised an electrical contractor in connection with an investigation into a critical injury on a job site, following which no charges were laid.
Successful in having charges against a manufacturer arising from a workplace fatality dismissed following a trial.
Successful in having charges against a manufacturer arising from a workplace fatality dismissed following a trial.
Nadine Zacks Quoted in The Lawyers Weekly Article on Sexual Harassment Law
Hicks Morley’s Nadine Zacks was quoted in the January 15, 2016 The Lawyers Weekly article entitled “Broader Scope to Sexual Harassment Law.”
Won an arbitration case limiting an employer’s liability in cases of Occupational Health & Safety Act violations.
Won an arbitration case limiting an employer’s liability in cases of Occupational Health & Safety Act violations.