Resources: Health + Safety
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Maintaining Privilege Over An Employer’s Internal Accident Investigation
October 2016
A recent decision of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench underscores the importance of taking early steps to retain legal counsel to assist employers with serious workplace accidents. In Alberta v. Suncor Energy Inc, 2016 ABQB 264, certain documents and records created or collected during an accident investigation were protected by litigation and solicitor-client privilege where legal counsel made decisions with respect to the accident investigation within hours of the event.
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When Does Inter-Personal Conflict Become a “Significant Work-Related Stressor”?
July 2016
It is often difficult to determine whether personal harassment, rudeness or simple bad manners meets the threshold of a “significant work related stressor” potentially qualifying the target of such behaviour for Workers’ Compensation benefits.
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Domestic violence in the workplace – not just the NHL’s problem
December 2015
Sadly, it is far too common that we hear of news headlines involving professional athletes charged or convicted of assaulting their partners or spouses, e.g. “Kings Defenseman Voynov Suspended Indefinitely”, and “TSN Analyst Aaron Ward Arrested.”
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The Duty to Accommodate Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
August 2015
Across North America, attitudes towards marijuana use, both recreational and medical, are changing quickly. To the south of our border, several U.S. states, including Washington, Colorado, Alaska and Oregon, have legalized the recreational use of cannabis.
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The Duty to Accommodate Medical Marijuana in the Workplace