Occupational Health & Safety

A pedorthic technician who hurt his knee moving heavy grinding equipment at Footletic Inc. has been awarded $20,000 after the custom orthotics company failed to accommodate his injury and later… …

A Nova Scotia kitchen worker who said she was bullied and intimidated by her supervisors has had her claim for a work-related psychological injury denied, even after an appeal commissioner… …

A medical clinic worker who was fired after raising bullying and harassment concerns about her office manager has had her compensation doubled to $6,006, the British Columbia Workers’ Compensation App… …

A youth support worker who stopped to buy personal items on his drive home from work, minutes before being struck by a dump truck on Highway 1 in Langley, B.C., …

A grocery store night manager in British Columbia has lost her bid for compensation for a work-related mental disorder after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found the performance warnings she… …

A British Columbia youth care worker who spent four months on paid leave while investigators examined allegations she used drugs at work and mishandled cash has lost her bid for …

An administrative support worker who reported a coworker waved a utility knife in her face, among other incidents, has lost her appeal for workers’ compensation benefits related to a psychological… …

A worker who could not access the internet or use mobile data to join a videoconference has had a Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal hearing adjourned, with the format …

A worker who returned to his job with an Ontario environmental remediation company after a workplace injury has been awarded $15,000 after two supervisors made derogatory comments about him, including… …

An Alberta driver who used his employer’s fuel card to put gas in a family member’s car has lost his entitlement to full wage-loss benefits, after the Appeals Commission for… …