Alberta Government Continues Rollback of Worker Protections – 2020-11-18

Alberta Government Continues Rollback of Worker Protections  [Canadian Law of Work Forum]     Last week the Alberta UCP government introduced Bill 47: Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act. The bill makes sweeping changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act(OHS Act) and the Workers’ Compensation Act. It also creates a new act, the Heroes’ Compensation Act, which provides a lump-sum payment to families of first responders who die as a result of their duties.