Tied SCC rules city liable as ‘employer’ for workplace safety breaches at site of Ontario fatality

By Cristin Schmitz ( November 10, 2023, 5:01 PM EST) -- In a rare tie judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada  has 4-4 rejected a bid to narrow the number of business and other entities exposed to liability as “employers” for workplace safety violations under s. 25(1)(c) of Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)....