Aecon Utilities Inc. has been fined $175,000 after a worker was fatally injured in a water-and-silt slurry that filled an excavation trench during heavy rainfall at a King City worksite. …
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Worker fired for skipping fall protection loses EI benefits on appeal
A worker who climbed atop a sand truck without fall protection and was later fired has been disqualified from receiving employment insurance benefits, after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada’s …
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PREMIUM Long COVID recognized as compensable workplace injury for Ontario PSW
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PREMIUM Carpenter awarded pay, room and board allowance after being taken to hospital with chest pains
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PREMIUM Police body camera analyst awarded benefits for PTSD from viewing graphic footage
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PREMIUM Pit manager electrocuted at Ontario casino wins PTSD benefits after nine-year fight
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PREMIUM PSW who slipped and fell in her own driveway while clearing snow off car awarded benefits
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PREMIUM Conveyor belt accident left worker with PTSD symptoms, Ontario tribunal rules
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PREMIUM Workplace trauma preceded psychosis in firearms standoff case, board finds
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PREMIUM Aluminum manufacturer in Ontario penalized for firing injured worker during claim
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