Scenario 12.2 Boat Xpress Is a Shipping Firm in a Small Rural

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Scenario 12.2
Boat Xpress is a shipping firm in a small rural area in Northern Ontario. The company hires mainly part-time workers, but has them work full-time hours. This way, the firm does not have to pay employees benefits or provide them with more than 4 percent vacation pay. The working conditions at Boat Xpress are very bleak, and health and safety standards are non-existent. If an employee is injured on the job, he or she goes home without pay until well enough to resume working. Several employees have tried to organize but they end up getting fired, and the firm threatens to shut down if they continue trying or report incidents. Because employees need these jobs to survive and take care of their families, they believe they have no other choice but to continue working.
-Refer to Scenario 12.2. Boat Xpress is violating the occupational health and safety regulations. Which of the following is accurate about the penalties for employer noncompliance?

A) fines up to $500,000 and offenders can be sent to jail
B) fines up to $1,000,000 but jail time is not part of any penalty
C) only a warning for first-time offenders
D) no criminal charges against coworkers, supervisors, or executives