The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint from a former Thunder Bay police officer who alleged racial harassment and discrimination over the service’s grooming policy and workplac… …
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Former government worker loses incapacity appeal amid wrongful dismissal fight
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed an appeal by a former federal government worker who challenged a ruling that she was incapable of consenting to treatment with antipsychotic medication, a …
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PREMIUM WCAT denies mental-disorder claim after finding workplace gossip not the predominant cause
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The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia has upheld a decision that a worker’s permanent psychological impairment amounts to 40 per cent of total disability, rejecting his appeal … …
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Mental HealthOpinion/Commentary
When your spouse’s work crisis becomes your breakdown
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPicture this: You’re at home when your husband calls from work, voice shaking. He’s been accused of misconduct and has to meet with the directors right now. What do you …
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Worker denied compensation for mental stress linked to husband’s workplace misconduct allegations
A New Brunswick worker’s claim for traumatic mental stress compensation was denied after a tribunal found her psychological injury stemmed from allegations of misconduct against her husband rather tha… Free …
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Paramedic loses workers’ comp appeal after misconduct breaks link between PTSD, job loss
A paramedic in Ontario with compensable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied loss of earnings benefits after a tribunal found his workplace misconduct broke the causal chain between his me… …
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Bus driver’s mental health claim denied after witnessing public masturbation incident
The Alberta Appeals Commission for Workers’ Compensation dismissed a bus driver’s claim for aggravation of a pre-existing psychological condition, ruling that witnessing a man masturbating at a bus sh… Free …
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Worker with mental health disability was wrongfully cut off CPP benefits: Tribunal
A worker with major depressive disorder and psychosis will continue receiving Canada Pension Plan disability benefits after the Social Security Tribunal found she was unable to work regularly despite … …
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Performance management trauma claim fails due to six-year filing delay
A worker in British Columbia who claimed he developed a mental disorder during a two-year performance management program has lost his appeal after filing his compensation claim six years after …


