Reviewing Ontario’s Workplace Violence and Harassment Law

By Andy Pushalik

September 5, 2012

Occupational Health and Safety

In this article, Andy Pushalik reviews employer’s duties as they relate to workplace violence and harassment in Ontario.

On June 15, 2010, Ontario’s Workplace Violence and Harassment law came into effect. With this implementation deadline looming, employers rushed to take the necessary steps to ensure their compliance.

Reprinted by permission of Carswell, a division of Thomson Reuters Canada Limited.

To read the full article as published in Legal Alert, Vol. 31, No. 2, May 2012, click here.

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About Andy Pushalik

Andy Pushalik is a partner and lead of the Employment and Labour group, both nationally and in the Toronto office. Recognized in The Legal 500 Canada as a “Next Generation Partner,” Andy has a broad labour and employment practice serving as “go to” outside labour and employment counsel to a wide variety of companies, charities and public sector organizations. His client roster includes a diverse mix of businesses operating in the retail, mining, energy, transportation, healthcare, sports and entertainment, media, manufacturing, insurance and financial and professional services industries.

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