A Best Services Pro supervisor who did not tell the company about his son’s deteriorating mental health before the son fatally beat a security guard at UBC Okanagan was acting… …
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PREMIUM Co-worker’s suicide after meeting with manager not traumatic, workers’ comp denied
A library web technician who said a new manager’s conduct and a co-worker’s suicide left him with a psychological injury is not entitled to workers’ compensation, British Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation… …
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PREMIUM Firing at fast food joint in front of Elders was abusive, B.C. tribunal rules
A newly hired Indigenous project superintendent who was fired in a fast-food restaurant in front of Elders, hours after his manager refused his request to have a job site blessed,… …
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Nurse who never sought other work because of anxiety, depression awarded CPP disability pension
A registered nurse who has not worked since 2019 because of anxiety and depression is entitled to a disability pension, even though she never looked for other employment, the Appeal …
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B.C. father pursuing daughter’s workplace bullying claim after her suicide hits FOI limit
A father whose daughter died by suicide after a dispute over her workers’ compensation claim has been limited to six freedom-of-information requests a year about her former employment, British Columbi… …
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A veteran diagnosed with major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder has had her combined disability assessment increased to 85 per cent, retroactive to Aug. 1, 2024, the Veterans Rev… …
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City of Saskatoon’s failure to probe mechanic’s bipolar disorder voids firing
A Saskatoon Fleet Services worker fired for chronic absenteeism has had his termination set aside after an arbitration board found the city failed to look further into his bipolar disorder …
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PREMIUM Hospital kitchen worker’s stress claim denied despite two incidents of bullying, harassment
A Nova Scotia kitchen worker who said she was bullied and intimidated by her supervisors has had her claim for a work-related psychological injury denied, even after an appeal commissioner… …
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PREMIUM Drug use, stripper rumours struck from Bruce Power PTSD case
Allegations that a Bruce Power worker was the target of workplace rumours involving drug use, strippers and a “bomb” incident have been struck from his human rights complaint against the… …
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PREMIUM Price-tag, roof-work warnings sink grocery store night manager’s stress claim
A grocery store night manager in British Columbia has lost her bid for compensation for a work-related mental disorder after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found the performance warnings she… …


