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… …
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PREMIUM Workplace trauma preceded psychosis in firearms standoff case, board finds
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… …
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PREMIUM Aluminum manufacturer in Ontario penalized for firing injured worker during claim
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… …
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PREMIUM Worker hurt lifting heavy dog in Alberta has $30 million lawsuit against WCB struck
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… …
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PREMIUM BMO Nesbitt Burns can call police officer as witness in reprisal hearing
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… …
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PREMIUM Triple M Metal worker’s safety reprisal complaint stays closed
A worker’s attempt to revive a withdrawn workplace safety reprisal complaint against a Toronto-area scrap metal company has been rejected by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, which found no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… …
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PREMIUM WorkSafeBC ruling finds no prohibited action in remote-work dispute over pet allergies
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.… …
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B.C. employer ordered to pay nearly $60,000 after firing worker who reported safety concerns
A British Columbia employer must pay a former operations manager nearly $60,000 in lost wages, interest, and expenses after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal upheld a finding that the worker …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker awarded TTD benefits after witnessing fatal shooting outside workplace
An Alberta worker who witnessed an armed person shot and killed outside her workplace is entitled to temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for more than two years after the workers’… …
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PREMIUM OLRB dismisses safety reprisal claims by two Leadec workers at Ford’s Oakville plant
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed reprisal complaints filed by two workers employed by industrial services contractor Leadec at Ford Motor Company’s assembly plant in Oakville, finding no connection… …

