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ENFORCING SAFETY POLICIES
Discipline without Retaliation, Part 1 of 2

Glenn Demby, Esq.

Fourteen different federal laws, including the OSHA statute itself, ban companies from taking or threatening unfavorable action against a worker in retaliation for reporting company violations or exercising other legal rights. Canadian OHS laws provide the same basic protections to workers. By the same token, lodging a safety complaint doesn’t make a worker immune from legitimate discipline. This series will show safety directors on bot ... [Read More]

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NON-RETALIATION POLICY

Glenn Demby, Esq.

Workers are reminded that [company name] is committed to obeying all occupational health and safety laws. Making you feel free to come forward and report hazards is an important part of that commitment. We have thus adopted the following policy to reassure you that you won’t be fired, demoted, reassigned, disciplined or subject to any other punishment for reporting safety and health hazards. ... [Read More]

 
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