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Canadian employment and labour quarterly
This newsletter will keep employers up to date on Canadian employment and labour developments and best practices.
United States | Publication | January 2021
Based on worksite inspections, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has identified the 10 most frequently cited standards in order to educate employers and allow correction of potential hazards in order to eliminate excessive injuries and illnesses. Notably, these include fall protection, scaffolding and ladders at construction sites; the federal Hazard Communication Standard (HAZCOM); personal protective and respiratory equipment; hazardous energy control (lockout/tagout); and machine guarding.
Separately, OSHA has announced those OSHA standards most frequently the subject of its COVID-related workplace investigations. Not surprisingly, these include respiratory protection (medical evaluation, fit testing, training and the overall protection program); recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses; other personal protective equipment; and, of course, the catch-all of the General Duty Clause (“the employer did not furnish a place of employment that was free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees”). Accompanying this announcement are OSHA’s Lessons Learned recommendations to employers to avoid citations for such violations.
In light of COVID’s outsized effects on the elderly and infirm, OSHA has also issued Respiratory Protection Guidance for employers of those working in nursing homes and assisted and other long-term care facilities. This advises on the distinctions among various types of masks and other face coverings, and provides structure for such entities’ Respiratory Protection Programs. It also discusses OSHA’s enforcement discretion when evaluating an employer’s good faith in endeavoring to comply with OSHA standards.
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This newsletter will keep employers up to date on Canadian employment and labour developments and best practices.
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In this edition we provide a reminder of the main provisions and implications of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 since its Royal Assent, and discuss the potential for a long-awaited strategic shift for infrastructure projects following the formation of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority. We also discuss the outcome and significance of an interesting court of appeal case considering boundary agreements and provide an update on recent tax events affecting the real estate sector.
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Te Board of Directors of Pemex approved the Guidelines for Mixed Development Schemes of the Public State Company, Petróleos Mexicanos (Agreement CA-025/2025, the “Guidelines”), published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOF) on April 29, 2025.
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