Corporate negligence

Alberta Court of Appeal confirms that directors may be held personally liable for injuries sustained in a workplace incident

April 26, 2019 Occasional Contributors Health and Safety, Human Resources, Penalties and Fines, Training and Development, 0

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently revisited the question of directors’ personal liability for injuries sustained in a workplace incident.

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Slaw: Guide for investigating workplace corporate negligence

May 10, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Health and Safety, Human Resources

On the 20th anniversary of the deadly Westray explosion that killed 26 miners in Nova Scotia, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has released a guide for investigating corporate criminal negligence in the event of a serious injury or fatality in a workplace.

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