Seven 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 …
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PREMIUM Workplace trauma preceded psychosis in firearms standoff case, board finds
Years of occupational stress, isolation and trauma while working as an apprentice lineman in northern Ontario contributed to the mental health deterioration of a man who was later found not… …
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A former real estate worker’s human rights application against her Ontario employer has been dismissed after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found it was filed outside the one-year limitation …
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PREMIUM Pharmacist wins mental disorder claim linked to chemo drug exposure
A British Columbia pharmacist who worked for years in an oncology department without adequate protective equipment has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits for a mental disorder, after the Workers’ Compensation… …
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PREMIUM Transit worker’s PTSD benefits upheld after fare dispute assault
A Toronto-area transit bus operator will continue to receive workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related post-traumatic stress disorder that left him permanently unable to work near public transit vehicles, the… …
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Tribunal denies chronic mental stress claim for public health nurse over COVID-era workplace disputes
A public health nurse who said she was harassed and discriminated against by managers during the COVID-19 pandemic has lost her claim for chronic mental stress benefits before the Workplace …