A paramedic in Ontario with compensable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied loss of earnings benefits after a tribunal found his workplace misconduct broke the causal chain between his me… …
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Bus driver’s mental health claim denied after witnessing public masturbation incident
The Alberta Appeals Commission for Workers’ Compensation dismissed a bus driver’s claim for aggravation of a pre-existing psychological condition, ruling that witnessing a man masturbating at a bus sh… Free …
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Worker with mental health disability was wrongfully cut off CPP benefits: Tribunal
A worker with major depressive disorder and psychosis will continue receiving Canada Pension Plan disability benefits after the Social Security Tribunal found she was unable to work regularly despite … …
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Performance management trauma claim fails due to six-year filing delay
A worker in British Columbia who claimed he developed a mental disorder during a two-year performance management program has lost his appeal after filing his compensation claim six years after …
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Childcare worker loses EI appeal after failing to prove good cause for five-month application delay
A childcare assistant who waited nearly five months to apply for Employment Insurance benefits after her hours were drastically reduced has lost her appeal to have the application backdated, with …
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PREMIUM Office manager wins $193K after directors’ feud froze bank accounts, leaving her unpaid for months
A British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded $193,005 in damages to a long-serving office manager who was constructively dismissed when her employer failed to pay her wages during a governance… …
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PREMIUM Migrant farm worker awarded $5,000 for mental distress after wrongful termination during COVID-19
A migrant farm worker from St. Lucia has been awarded $5,000 in general damages for mental distress after an Ontario labour tribunal found his employer acted dishonestly and in bad… …
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Fibre optics company partially succeeds in blocking former in-house counsel’s harassment lawsuit
A fibre optic components manufacturer has been partially successful in blocking a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by a former senior legal counsel, with a workplace safety tribunal ruling that harass… …
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PREMIUM B.C. woman, stalked by client, wins partial appeal for workplace trauma-induced depression
A British Columbia worker has won partial compensation for major depressive disorder stemming from workplace trauma, but lost her bid for coverage of alcohol and substance use disorders in a… …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
B.C. tribunal says woman waited too long to file for workers’ comp after being sexually harassed by supervisor
A British Columbia worker’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits related to workplace sexual harassment was dismissed because she filed her application more than two years after the psychological … Free …