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 …
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PREMIUM HR’s disclosure of worker’s sexual orientation a significant stressor: WCAT
A landscaping company truck driver has won his appeal at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal of British Columbia after the panel found that the unauthorized disclosure of his sexual orientation… …
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PREMIUM Nova Scotia worker loses bid for psychological injury benefits after COVID dispute with boss
A worker’s claim for psychological injury benefits has been denied after the Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal found insufficient evidence that workplace stressors caused a compensable mental injury. The… …
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Mental HealthOpinion/Commentary
When your workplace doesn’t match your ethical outlook – the problem of ‘moral injury’
By Ebru Işıklı When earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023, more than 50,000 people were killed and thousands more were injured. One month after the disaster, a bank employee …