An Ontario firefighter who experienced traumatic events during their career has been granted entitlement for traumatic mental stress, depression, and aggravation of pre-existing Crohn’s disease in a significant decision from …
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Witness to workplace sexual assault awarded WSIB benefits for PTSD
A worker who witnessed a co-worker’s spouse being sexually assaulted after a company Christmas party has been granted workplace injury benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by the Workplace Safety …
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Retail worker whose harassment triggered memories of earlier assault awarded workers’ comp in Ontario
A retail worker who experienced workplace harassment in 2017 has been granted entitlement for a recurrence of a 2014 traumatic mental stress injury, along with recognition of permanent impairment and …
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WSIAT gives green light to civil claim seeking mental distress damages for manner of termination
A workplace safety tribunal has ruled that an employee’s claims for mental distress damages arising from the manner of her termination are not barred by workers’ compensation legislation, allowing her …
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Worker, subjected to heated exchange in kitchen, denied benefits for psychological injury
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has denied a worker’s appeal for a traumatic onset psychological injury claim, ruling that a heated workplace exchange did not meet the definition …
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UNBC’s $74K settlement offer reasonable, tribunal says in dismissing mental health accommodation complaint
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a mental health discrimination complaint against the University of Northern British Columbia after concluding that the university’s with-prejudice settlement offer was reasonable …
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Workplace harassment did not cause worker’s mental stress injury: Ontario tribunal
A worker’s request for reconsideration of a Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) decision denying entitlement to traumatic mental stress (TMS) and chronic mental stress (CMS) has been dismissed, …
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B.C. tribunal dismisses human rights complaint against CMHA due to valid settlement agreement
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint alleging age and disability discrimination by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), ruling that a signed settlement agreement between the …
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Full and final release binding despite employee’s schizophrenia, tribunal rules
A full and final release signed by an employee diagnosed with schizophrenia is binding and precludes a subsequent discrimination claim under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, the Human Rights Tribunal of …
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Court upholds B.C.’s higher workers’ comp threshold for mental stress, but questions ‘labour relations exclusion’
A B.C. court has ruled that a key section of the province’s Workers Compensation Act (WCA) unfairly denies benefits to certain workers with chronic mental disorders. In a detailed decision, …
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