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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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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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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Employment lawyer Johanna Willows named chair of Manitoba’s workplace safety advisory council
The Manitoba government has reinstated the Advisory Council on Workplace Safety and Health, appointing 13 members to advise on occupational safety issues, Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino announced today. …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
OLRB allows reprisal claim to proceed against Red Lobster
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has declined to dismiss a reprisal application filed by a former employee of Red Lobster who alleges he was removed from the work schedule …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Board rules time theft, not reprisal, led to worker’s dismissal following forklift injury
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a workplace safety reprisal claim from a former employee at Kaiser Aluminum Canada who was fired after being injured in a forklift accident …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
Court denies WorkplaceNL standing to appeal its own quashed decision in sexual assault case involving NL Hydro
The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by WorkplaceNL, ruling that the tribunal does not have standing to appeal the quashing of its own decision regarding …
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