Lawyer Profile
Caroline Spindler
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
We are pleased to announce that Caroline Spindler has joined the Firm’s partnership. Caroline primarily works out of the Halifax, Nova Scotia office but is also associated with our office in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Caroline Spindler, from our Halifax office, will be presenting on OH&S at the CPHR Nova Scotia 2020 Halifax Virtual Law Conference taking place October 20 & 22, 2020. Starting September 1, 2025, employers in Nova Scotia will face new legal obligations to prevent workplace harassment and bullying. Move over pumpkin spice there’s a new season in town, for Nova Scotia employers at least. On September 5, 2024, the Nova Scotia Government introduced Bill No. 464, Stronger Workplaces for Nova Scotia Act, which proposes significant amendments to the Labour Standards Code (the “Code”), the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “OHSA”) and the Workers’ Compensation Act. The Bill has passed second reading and is currently before the Law Amendments Committee. A N.B. supervisor was convicted of criminal negligence causing death after a worker drowned on a construction site. The decision provides guidance to supervisors and employers alike regarding workplace health and safety obligations. This article provides an update on R v Hoyeck, 2021 NSSC 178, and reviews the principles that will be taken into account by the courts in assessing fines and sentencing in occupational health and safety matters. The Sick Leave Program which will provide eligible employees with up to 4 paid sick days and will reimburse eligible employers that provide paid sick leave to employees. Employers will be eligible to apply for reimbursement effective on May 26, 2021. Supreme Court of Canada finds that language in an incentive bonus plan was not sufficiently clear to deny a former employee payment under the plan.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2016 (NS)