Safety News Canada

A civilian records system operator who reviewed and redacted police body camera footage has won entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits for chronic mental stress and post-traumatic stress disorder, after an… …

A pit manager who was electrocuted while plugging in a shuffle machine at an Ontario casino has won entitlement to benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder and ongoing psychotraumatic disability, with… …

A personal support worker who slipped and fell on ice in her driveway while clearing snow from her car before driving to a client’s home is entitled to workers’ compensation… …

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has denied a worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder following a conveyor belt accident but ruled that PTSD-related symptoms form part of her… …

Years of occupational stress, isolation and trauma while working as an apprentice lineman in northern Ontario contributed to the mental health deterioration of a man who was later found not… …

An Ontario aluminum manufacturer has been found to have breached its re-employment obligations under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act after terminating a production technician who was off work following… …

An Alberta court has thrown out a $30-million lawsuit against the Workers’ Compensation Board, ruling the worker’s statement of claim was so lacking in factual detail that it could not… …

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a motion to block a Toronto Police Service constable from testifying in a reprisal complaint against BMO Nesbitt Burns, ruling the officer’s evidence… …

A worker’s attempt to revive a withdrawn workplace safety reprisal complaint against a Toronto-area scrap metal company has been rejected by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, which found no compelling… …

A British Columbia project administrator who raised repeated complaints about dog allergies and workplace harassment did not suffer prohibited action from her employer, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has ruled.… …