Tag Archive: Lori Dupont

Dec 07 2010

Anyone can be target of workplace violence

By Don Lajoie, The Windsor Star Five years after the killing of Windsor nurse Lori Dupont by Dr. Marc Daniel, an expert on workplace abuse told area nurses Monday that anyone can be the target of on-the-job violence. “What that murder did was pull the mask off violence,” said Denise Koster, who holds workshops to …

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Jun 21 2010

Workplaces will be safer with Bill 168

By Barb MacQuarrie, Ifpress.com I am returning from the seventh annual International Conference on Workplace Bullying & Harassment as the much anticipated Bill 168 comes into effect. More than 230 researchers and practitioners from 30 countries attended this year’s gathering in Cardiff, Wales. Some critics in Ontario have questioned whether labour law is an appropriate …

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Jun 17 2010

Employees get more protection from harassment on the job

By Tony Van Alphen, Toronto Star Millions of employees in Ontario began receiving more protection in workplaces on Tuesday under new legislation to stamp out violence and sexual harassment. Amendments to the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act require companies to develop and implement written policies to deal with incidents that could cause injury to …

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Jun 15 2010

The story behind Bill 168

By Carol Libby, The Windsor Star New provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act take effect today. Barbara Dupont says that while “the passage of Bill 168 gives me a feeling of accomplishment and a certain degree of comfort in the knowledge that my daughter Lori’s death resulted in positive changes that will benefit …

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