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By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read September 11, 2009

What will Ontario’s Bill 168 mean for businesses? (Part 2)

Unfortunately, Bill 168 as it stands is vague with regard to what employers must actually do in cases where domestic violence enters the workplace. Legal authorities seem to have little direction to offer on the matter as well.

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By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read September 10, 2009

What will Ontario’s Bill 168 mean for businesses? (Part 1)

All workplaces house risks to employees' health and safety in varying degrees: factories have machinery that can cause serious injuries; warehouses store loads and move them around with cumbersome vehicles, both of which have the potential to injure; even office environments are far from risk-free, although the threats tend to be less visible, like poor indoor air quality and ergonomic arrangements. However, only in the last decade or so has the issue of violence in the workplace gained wide recognition—and this is an issue that can affect all workplaces indiscriminately.

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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read September 9, 2009

Expanding ban on cellphone use while driving

An increasing number of studies show that driving while talking on a cellphone can be dangerously distracting. Some studies state that talking on a cellphone while driving makes a person four times more likely to be in a crash. This is a much higher risk than most other distracting activities. As a result, the governments of Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island and British Columbia have announced that they will draft legislation this fall to ban the use of hand-held electronic devices (such as cellphones) to talk or text while driving a vehicle; joining the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, who have banned or are in the process of banning the use of hand-held wireless devices while driving this fall.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employment Standards / ban on cellphone use, cellphone use, employment law, Highway traffic act, Human Resources, vicarious liability

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