A Nova Scotia workers’ compensation tribunal has ruled that a continuing care assistant who fainted during a night shift at a residential care facility is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, …
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PREMIUMPositive urine test insufficient to prove cannabis impairment for railway worker: Arbitrator
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Peel District School Board faces reprisal hearing over worker’s Record of Employment dispute
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has declined to dismiss a reprisal complaint against the Peel District School Board, finding that a former worker’s allegations — that the board refused to …
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Alberta roofing company loses appeal of $6,000 fall protection penalty
An Alberta roofing company has been denied an appeal of a $6,000 administrative penalty after four workers were found performing work on a residential roof without fall protection, despite the …
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Alberta worker’s human rights complaint against Petro-Canada dismissed for lack of evidence
An Alberta human rights tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a discrimination complaint filed by a former employee of a Calgary Petro-Canada outlet, finding the complaint had no reasonable prospect …
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PREMIUMAlberta case manager’s psychological injury claim denied after client complaint
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Tribunal reinstates benefits after barrel racing surveillance deemed insufficient proof of recovery
A New Brunswick workers’ compensation tribunal has overturned a decision to terminate benefits and recover nearly $4,500 from an injured worker, finding that surveillance footage of her participating … Free …
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Alberta tribunal finds worker who contracted COVID co-operated earlier than WCB determined
An Alberta worker who contracted COVID-19 at work will have wage loss benefits reinstated retroactively after an appeals tribunal found she resumed cooperation with medical treatment earlier than the … …
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Retail worker denied chronic mental stress benefits after tribunal finds testimony unreliable
A sales floor coordinator has been denied workplace benefits for chronic mental stress after Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal found her allegations of harassment were not supp… Free …
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Suspension upheld for ready-mix driver who pointed finger at boss during safety dispute
A British Columbia arbitrator has upheld a one-day suspension for a long-service ready-mix concrete driver who pointed his finger at a female supervisor and told her in a raised voice …