Mental Health

A British Columbia jail guard who developed an adjustment disorder after being apprehended under the Mental Health Act following workplace comments about suicide is not entitled to workers’ compensation, the …

A British Columbia worker who claimed she was sexually assaulted by her employer and subjected to workplace harassment can proceed with part of her mental disorder claim after a tribunal …

An Alberta worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder has been upheld after an appeals panel found she experienced a traumatic workplace incident when a coworker threatened her with sexual violence. …

A correctional officer who witnessed a colleague’s suicide in 2008 was denied compensation for a claimed recurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic mental stress after a tribunal found his …

A Nova Scotia labour board has dismissed portions of a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a Halifax police officer as untimely, but allowed his complaint about a recently …

A self-represented worker who claims she was mentally incapable when signing a termination release must produce medical and educational records from 2023 to defend against an abuse of process motion, …

A bus operator who stopped working after driving an overcrowded bus through COVID-19 hot spots during the pandemic’s third wave has been granted compensation for chronic mental stress by the …

A worker’s claim for compensation for a psychological injury was denied after Alberta’s Appeals Commission determined that the death of a family member, rather than workplace harassment and bullying, was …

A workers’ compensation tribunal has ordered the reopening of a claim for a former foundry worker whose major depressive disorder significantly worsened nearly two decades after he sustained severe burns …

An arbitrator has ruled the City of Greater Sudbury breached its collective agreement by failing to purchase adequate accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage for a firefighter whose 2022 death …