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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Discrimination claim against Sunnybrook Research Institute tossed, tribunal cites lack of co-operation in accommodation
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a claim of workplace discrimination and harassment based on disability filed against Toronto’s Sunnybrook Research Institute. The tribunal found no evidence to …
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Cashier who claimed depression, anxiety due to prolonged workplace bullying, harassment denied WCB benefits
A cashier in Alberta who said she suffered from severe depression and anxiety due to workplace bullying, mistreatment, and harassment over a 10-year period has been denied workers’ compensation benefits …
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Employer denied increased workers’ comp cost relief for nurse subjected to sexual harassment
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has denied an employer’s appeal seeking an increase in Second Injury and Enhancement Fund (SIEF) cost relief for a workplace injury claim …
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Tribunal dismisses complaint from Lethbridge Family Services director who was fired following medical leave
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has upheld a decision to dismiss a complaint alleging workplace discrimination based on mental disability, finding that the complainant’s termination was not linked to …
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Protection service officer in B.C. denied permanent disability benefits for mental disorder claim
A protection service officer who claimed compensation for a mental disorder related to alleged workplace bullying and harassment has been denied a referral for permanent disability benefits, following a decision …