If you own your dental practice, you know that you have to comply with specific regulations as a business owner. One such requirement is submitting…
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With vaccination rollouts now going strong and workers in the dental field being prioritized for vaccines, we are getting daily calls from dentists. What do…
Recently enacted legislation protects individuals, companies and the government from liability towards anyone who was exposed to and contracted COVID-19. This protection is afforded to…
Consider this scenario: you complete a sexual harassment investigation and, after receiving legal advice, you terminate the harasser for good reason.
For some dentists in Ontario (perhaps pediatric dentists), a police record check may be a valid and necessary part of the recruitment process. If this…
Happy Canada Day! I hope you had a safe, fun, and of course warm holiday. Unbeknownst to most employers, there was a new law that…
The Occupational Health and Safety Act applies to dental offices, and it allows an inspector to enter – at any time – to perform an…
Canada’s highest court, the Supreme Court of Canada, has just expanded the definition of harassment in the workplace. Harassment in the workplace now includes harassment…
In Ontario, the law requires every employer to review or update their policy regarding workplace violence and workplace harassment. Now that the year is coming…
The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group was recently fined $75,000 for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA“). The Events That Led to the…