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In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2024 ONSC 3959, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (OSCJ) dismissed an appeal of the trial judge’s decision in which she acquitted the City of Sudbury (City) of various charges under...more
In Croke v. VuPoint System Ltd., 2024 ONCA 354, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) upheld the Superior Court of Justice – Ontario (SCJ)’s summary judgment decision that an employee’s refusal to comply with their employer’s...more
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently held that an employee’s failure to meet COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by a third party amounted to frustration of the employment contract. As a result, there was no obligation...more
The last several months have seen rapid changes in the employment and workplace health and safety space. With such dynamic movement, and then lots of commentary on each of these changes, it’s easy to view all these changes as...more
In our previous post celebrating the firm’s decade in Australia, our partners shared their insights into the most significant changes in employment and safety law that have affected leading employers. This post further...more
Seyfarth just celebrated ten years of service to leading employers in Australia. To mark the occasion, we invited some of our partners to share insights on the evolution of employment, industrial relations and workplace...more
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development has announced that it is seeking prompt comments and feedback on two Occupational Health and Safety proposals, including one in relation to heat...more
El 08 de junio de 2023, la Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-037-STPS-2023 Teletrabajo-Condiciones de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo...more
On June 8, 2023, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published the Official Mexican Standard NOM-037-STPS-2023 Telework-Safety and Health Conditions at Work (“NOM-037” or "Standard") in the Official Gazette of the...more
On March 29, 2023, the province published Regulation 61/23 amending Regulation 213/91: Construction Projects under the Occupational Health & Safety Act (Regulation). The amendments will come into force on July 1, 2023....more
As discussed, on December 8, 2022, Ontario proclaimed in force amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act made in Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022. The amendments, which require certain employers to have...more
On December 8, 2022, Ontario proclaimed in force amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) made in Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022. The amendments, which require certain employers to have naloxone...more
Welcome to week 2 of our Littler World Cup series, where we compare various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the countries competing the following week. In Part 1 of this series, we examined paid vacation and...more
Bill 59, the Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime, was adopted on September 30, 2021 by the Quebec National Assembly and sanctioned on October 6, 2021. It is the most important modernization process of...more
Überarbeiteter Entwurf aus dem BMAS für die Zeit ab dem 1. Oktober 2022 - Der nächste Corona-Herbst rückt näher und so war zu erwarten, dass Unternehmen erneut strengere Vorgaben gemacht werden, um das Risiko einer...more
Die CoronaArbSchV gilt für den Zeitraum vom 1. Oktober 2022 bis zum 7. April 2023. Aus den letzten Jahren wissen wir, dass es auch zu einer Verlängerung der Regelungen kommen kann. Die Regelungen werden wieder ohne weitere...more
Cette newsletter revient sur quatre décisions notables en matière d’hygiène, sécurité et conditions de travail : L’obligation de prévention du harcèlement moral est distincte de la prohibition des agissements de...more
This newsletter reviews four recent significant judicial decisions on health, safety and working conditions: The duty to prevent harassment is distinct from, and should not be confused with, the prohibition of harassment...more
Tatsächlicher Anpassungsbedarf überschaubar Der Bundestag hat gestern das Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Richtlinie (EU) 2019/1152 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 20. Juni 2019 über transparente und vorhersehbare...more
From recent legislative developments and accommodation issues to health and safety concerns, there are many employment and labour law matters in Canada that employers have questions about as they manage their workplace. As...more
Since late fall 2021, we have seen a steady flow of arbitration awards emerge in Ontario and British Columbia that consider issues relating to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in the unionized workplace. In this...more
On April 4, 2022, in Fraser Health Authority v British Columbia General Employees’ Union, 2022 CanLII 25560, Arbitrator Koml Kandola of the British Columbia Labour Relations Board dismissed the union’s grievance respecting...more
On April 4, 2022, in Extendicare Lynde Creek Retirement Residence and United Food & Commercial Workers Canada, Local 175, Arbitrator Stephen Raymond upheld a retirement home’s mandatory vaccination policy as a reasonable...more
With effect from 1 April 2022, the UK Government has removed the remaining domestic COVID-19 restrictions in England. As part of this, the lengthy guidance for employers, “Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)”, has...more
In der Minister*innenkonferenz am 16. Februar 2022 wurden weitreichende Lockerungen, insbesondere der Wegfall der Homeoffice-Pflicht ab dem 20. März 2022 beschlossen. Basisschutzmaßnahmen sollen aber erhalten bleiben. Hierzu...more