A Nova Scotia nurse who experienced a significant psychological relapse after a confrontation with her supervisor has successfully appealed a Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) decision that denied her claim for…
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Air Canada flight attendant partially granted confidentiality in discrimination case
A former Air Canada flight attendant has been partially granted a confidentiality order by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in her ongoing discrimination case against the airline. The attendant, who…
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Union argues TTC worker who quit should be reinstated, pointing to his inability to make rational decisions
A former carhouse operator for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is seeking to void his resignation, citing an incapacity to make rational decisions due to mental disability. The case, heard…
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Supervisor’s public threat to worker’s job security cited to justify WCB mental injury award
An office manager whose supervisor bullied and harassed her — including threatening her job security in front of co-workers — is entitled to WCB benefits for psychological injury, the Appeals…
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Bus driver’s mental disorder claim upheld by workers’ comp tribunal in B.C.
A bus driver’s claim for mental disorder caused by workplace incidents — including being “mooned” by a co-worker and being exposed to vulgar comments — has been upheld by the…
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A lab technician at a flour mill has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits for chronic mental stress (CMS) on appeal by the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT).…
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B.C. worker who was shown inappropriate video, questioned about sexuality entitled to WCB: Tribunal
B.C.’s Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) has reversed a previous ruling by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) in a notable case involving a shipper who claimed to have developed a…
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The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of a former employee of Suncor Energy Inc., in a case of discrimination based on mental disability. The decision found that…
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‘Clearly irrational:’ B.C. court orders new hearing for security guard who was denied workers’ comp for mental disorder
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a new hearing for a security guard who was denied workers’ compensation benefits for his mental disorder. It concluded that the Workers’…
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Power struggle: Tribunal denies electrician’s appeal for stress-related WCB benefits
A 59-year-old electrician’s appeal for benefits related to chronic mental stress has been denied by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT), The Tribunal upheld a previous decision by…