A British Columbia worker’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits related to workplace sexual harassment was dismissed because she filed her application more than two years after the psychological … To …
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CultureWorks employee’s human rights complaint dismissed due to late filing
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint by a former CultureWorks English as a Second Language Inc. employee, ruling it was filed after the one-year limitation period …
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🔒Workers’ comp appeal denied for continuing care assistant claiming workplace psychological injury
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Mental HealthOpinion/Commentary
Why employees hesitate to disclose mental health concerns – and what employers can do about it
By Zhanna Lyubykh, Simon Fraser University; Justin Weinhardt, University of Calgary, and Nick Turner, University of Calgary About one in four employees has a diagnosable mental health condition, and up …
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Hamilton teacher’s accommodation request during interview process fails to establish discrimination: Tribunal
A Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board teacher failed to prove disability discrimination during a 2019 interview process, despite claiming the board’s accommodation efforts were inadequate and dis… To continue reading, create …
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🔒B.C. tribunal accepts late-filed human rights complaint from care aide citing PTSD symptoms
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B.C. tribunal rejects late sexual harassment complaint against major retailer
A British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has refused to accept a sexual harassment complaint against a major retailer and manager, ruling that a two-year filing delay was not in the …
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Worker’s psychological injury claim denied due to lack of qualifying events
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has dismissed a worker’s appeal for compensation related to a psychological injury, finding that none of the 12 reported workplace events met t… …
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🔒HR experts warn workplace policies increasingly weaponized by employees
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Former jail guard with PTSD who refused customer service job wins workers’ comp appeal
A Nova Scotia worker with post-traumatic stress disorder has successfully appealed a decision that reduced his benefits after he refused a customer service position, with a tribunal finding the job …