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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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 …
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Ontario tribunal denies nursing clerk’s COVID-19 vaccine injury claim, orders psychological review
A part-time nursing clerk who developed persistent symptoms after receiving two COVID-19 vaccinations under her employer’s mandatory immunization policy has been denied workers’ compensation entitleme… Free Membership Required To continue …
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PREMIUM Police body camera analyst awarded benefits for PTSD from viewing graphic footage
A civilian records system operator who reviewed and redacted police body camera footage has won entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits for chronic mental stress and post-traumatic stress disorder, after an… …
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He wasn’t working out. Then he disclosed an anxiety diagnosis. Then it got complicated
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberSeven weeks. That’s how long an assistant project manager worked at Colliers Project Leaders before someone in a corner office decided he wasn’t going to make it. The complaints had …
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PREMIUM B.C. tribunal finds Colliers fired worker over mental disability-linked behaviours
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has found that Colliers Project Leaders discriminated against an assistant project manager when it terminated his employment over performance concerns that were, at least… …
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PREMIUM Conveyor belt accident left worker with PTSD symptoms, Ontario tribunal rules
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has denied a worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder following a conveyor belt accident but ruled that PTSD-related symptoms form part of her… …
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PREMIUM Panic attack after HR meeting not enough for workers’ comp for New Brunswick worker
A New Brunswick worker who suffered a panic attack following a human resources meeting has been denied workers’ compensation benefits after the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal found her experience did… …
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A probationary teacher who resigned rather than comply with her school’s COVID-19 vaccination policy failed to show her anxiety disorder actually prevented her from getting the shot, the Court of …