An Ontario court has tossed out an amended statement of claim filed by nearly 500 plaintiffs against 54 health care entities alongside the Government of Ontario and several of its…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
New Brunswick Department of Education failed to protect school staff from violent student: Arbitrator
The New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development violated its duty to enforce workplace safety measures, resulting in repeated physical harm to school staff at the hands of…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyUncategorized
Pulp mill worker, suspended for failing to respond to safety alarms, awarded two years’ back pay
A long-serving worker at a pulp mill in British Columbia has been awarded nearly two years’ back pay after he was suspended — and not accommodated in a suitable position…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker who injured knee granted permission to appeal ruling 10 years after statutory objection period expired
A recent ruling by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has granted a worker permission to challenge a workplace injury decision nearly 10 years after the statutory objection…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
WSIAT grants worker who hurt shoulder while cutting a lock full LOE benefits after termination
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has ruled that a worker is entitled to full loss of earnings (LOE) benefits from Dec. 7, 2018, to Oct. 3, 2019,…
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Appeals Commission denies Alberta worker’s claim for psychological injury due to lack of objective evidence
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has upheld a decision denying a worker’s claim for psychological injury, finding that the alleged workplace stressors were not objectively confirmed or excessive…
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FeaturedJust CauseOccupational Health & Safety
HR professional who alleged he was fired for reporting harassment, participating in OHS inspection loses appeal
The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Body has rejected an appeal by an HR professional who alleged his termination from Carrington Holdings violated the province’s workplace safety legislation. The…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Former mining executive denied CPP disability pension over back pain that spread throughout his body
A former mining executive has been denied a Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability pension after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada’s Appeal Division found he did not meet the criteria…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Shrimp boat worker who claimed steel-toed boots aggravated foot injury gets new hearing
The Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal has directed a case manager to reconsider a worker’s claim that his requirement to wear steel-toed boots aggravated his pre-existing foot injury. The…
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Injured Alberta worker wins appeal over miscalculated retirement age in economic loss payment
An Alberta worker has successfully appealed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) to reduce her economic loss payment (ELP) earlier than warranted after discovering her birth date was…
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