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Risques psychosociaux au travail : quelles sont les obligations des employeurs au Québec?
Quebec employers now face explicit legal obligations to address psychosocial risks in the workplace under reformed occupational health and safety legislation. These risks—ranging from workload and autonomy issues to workplace violence—must be integrated into prevention mechanisms with the same rigor applied to physical hazards, requiring documented approaches adapted to operational realities.
Canada Employment
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BCF Business Law
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Restrictions On Sick Notes For Manitoba Employers To Be Effective October 1, 2026
Manitoba's Bill 11 introduces significant restrictions on when employers can request sick notes from employees, limiting such requests to absences exceeding seven consecutive days or more than ten workdays annually. The legislation, effective October 1, 2026, also requires employers to reimburse employees for the cost of obtaining medical documentation and expands the range of healthcare practitioners who can provide sick notes.
Canada Employment
MA
MLT Aikins LLP
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Administrative Monetary Penalty Update: A New Addition To Ontario’s Occupational Health And Safety Act
As of January 1, 2026 an administrative monetary penalty (“AMP”) framework was added to Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) for the purposes of promoting further compliance with the OHSA and its regulations. These additions were introduced in the recent Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, which received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025.
Canada Employment
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Fasken
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From Uncertainty To A Normative Framework: The ALT Rules For The First Time On Services Ensuring The Well-Being Of The Population
Until recently, the obligation to maintain services during a labour dispute was limited to essential services, or those services that, if they were unavailable, would compromise public health or safety. As a result of Law 14, the regulatory system has been expanded to include the services minimally required to prevent a disproportionate impact on the social, economic or environmental security of the population, and in particular that of persons in vulnerable situations.
Canada Employment
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Fasken
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