A bus operator who stopped working after driving an overcrowded bus through COVID-19 hot spots during the pandemic’s third wave has been granted compensation for chronic mental stress by the… …
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Worker’s psychological injury claim denied over family death as predominant cause
A worker’s claim for compensation for a psychological injury was denied after Alberta’s Appeals Commission determined that the death of a family member, rather than workplace harassment and bullying, … …
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Burn victim’s depression worsens 18 years after foundry accident, claim reopened
A workers’ compensation tribunal has ordered the reopening of a claim for a former foundry worker whose major depressive disorder significantly worsened nearly two decades after he sustained severe bu… …
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PREMIUM Greater Sudbury ordered to pay firefighter’s estate after AD&D coverage denied for suicide linked to PTSD
An arbitrator has ruled the City of Greater Sudbury breached its collective agreement by failing to purchase adequate accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage for a firefighter whose 2022 death… …
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B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses judicial review appeal filed three years late by terminated powerline technician
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a former powerline technician who attempted to challenge a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal decision rejecting his mental disorder … …
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Labour board dismisses worker’s appeal against Saskatchewan Health Authority over work refusal
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an appeal from a former environmental service worker who argued that the Saskatchewan Health Authority failed to accommodate his disability and th… Free …
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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
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia allowed an employer’s appeal and denied a worker’s claim for a mental disorder, finding that two compensable work-related stressors — gossip and… …
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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 … …