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An Alberta worker whose foot was crushed by a forklift in 2004 had a recurrence of his compensable psychological condition in 2023, the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has… …

A 6-foot-5 client services worker at a network of homeless shelters who injured his back after his employer brought in new “ergonomic” chairs is entitled to nearly five more months… …

The estate of an Ontario stationary engineer who died of esophageal cancer in 2002 is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has ruled,… …

An administrative support worker who reported a coworker waved a utility knife in her face, among other incidents, has lost her appeal for workers’ compensation benefits related to a psychological… …

A worker who returned to his job with an Ontario environmental remediation company after a workplace injury has been awarded $15,000 after two supervisors made derogatory comments about him, including… …

A regional manager who suffered a severe stroke while working from home will not receive workers’ compensation benefits, after the New Brunswick Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal upheld a decision that… …

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority has failed to overturn a finding that it discouraged a worker from reporting a mental-disorder injury to the province’s workers’ compensation board. The Supreme… …

A long-serving machine operator who said he was bullied and belittled by his supervisor for years has won entitlement to benefits for chronic mental stress, after the Workplace Safety and… …

An arbitrator has ruled that employees of the Waterloo Region District School Board who are denied loss-of-earnings benefits by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board cannot turn to sick leave… …

A former butcher has lost his bid for workers’ compensation after the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick upheld a tribunal’s finding that there was no link between his job… …