An infection control practitioner who said workplace bullying left her with stress and insomnia will not receive compensation, after British Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found the … Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Ontario machine operator granted benefits after years of supervisor harassment
A long-serving machine operator who said he was bullied and belittled by his supervisor for years has won entitlement to benefits for chronic mental stress, after the Workplace Safety and… …
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Signed release blocks worker’s discrimination complaint against B.C. health authority
A worker who signed a release settling his grievance with the Provincial Health Services Authority cannot pursue his discrimination complaint, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ruled, fin… Free …
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Arbitrator upholds City of Toronto bar on worker’s return pending medical assessment
A City of Toronto municipal standards officer who was kept out of the workplace pending a medical assessment has lost a grievance challenging that decision, after an arbitrator found the …
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Lead operator’s yelling wasn’t bullying, B.C. tribunal denies claim
A British Columbia machine operator who said a shouting confrontation with her lead operator left her with a mental disorder has lost her bid for compensation, after the Workers’ Compensation …
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Gore Mutual fails in bid to dismiss former claim adjuster’s mental disability complaint
Gore Mutual Insurance Company must face a former claims adjuster’s complaint that it discriminated against her because of a mental disability, after the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal refused … …
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PREMIUM Educational assistant denied mental stress benefits after special needs work
An educational assistant who developed depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder after years working with aggressive special needs students will not receive mental stress benefits, after Ontario’s Workplace Safety and… …
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A correctional officer who returned to work after a previous post-traumatic stress disorder claim has won her appeal at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia, with the tribunal… …
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Worker’s mental disorder claim allowed after manager mocked safety concerns
A youth justice worker in British Columbia has won her appeal for workers’ compensation after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found her manager bullied and harassed her in response to …
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WCAT revives B.C. worker’s PTSD claim filed 12 days late
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has allowed a British Columbia public servant’s mental disorder claim to proceed on its merits, finding special circumstances — including a functional neurolo… Free Membership …