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Health Canada identifies lithium-ion batteries, infant bath seats, and water beads as hazards of concern
Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
United States | Publication | September 2022
The US Department of Labor has announced expanded criteria for employer placement in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Severe Violator Enforcement Program. The new criteria encompasses all potential workplace hazards and OSHA standards.
Since 2010, the program has focused enforcement and inspection resources on employers who willfully or repeatedly violate OSHA standards or refuse to correct prior violations. Employers are both placed on a public list of severe violators and subject to follow-up inspections.
The enhanced criteria address:
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Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
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An employer’s ability to ask for a sick note when an employee is absent from work due to illness is becoming increasingly curtailed across Canada.
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Since 2022, the Government of Canada has introduced three waves of amendments to the Competition Act (Act), making substantive changes to Canada’s competition laws, with the most recent amendments receiving royal assent on June 20, 2024.
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