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PREMIUM Educational assistant denied mental stress benefits after special needs work
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Weyerhaeuser fined $355K after worker killed at Grande Prairie, Alta., lumber mill
Weyerhaeuser Company Limited has been ordered to pay $355,000 after a worker died at a lumber mill near Grande Prairie, Alta. The company pleaded guilty on May 19 in the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsOccupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM B.C. arbitrator tosses final warning for technician who photographed unsafe coworker
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B.C. tribunal trims part-time cook’s prohibited action remedy to one month
A part-time weekend cook fired by a small British Columbia restaurant after raising a workplace bullying complaint is entitled to roughly one month of additional wage-loss, tips and interest — …
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Worker’s mental disorder claim allowed after manager mocked safety concerns
A youth justice worker in British Columbia has won her appeal for workers’ compensation after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found her manager bullied and harassed her in response to …
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B.C. tribunal upholds painter’s firing despite harassment complaint timing
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has dismissed a probationary worker’s appeal alleging his employer terminated him in retaliation for raising a bullying and harassment complaint, finding the … Free Membership …
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WCAT revives B.C. worker’s PTSD claim filed 12 days late
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has allowed a British Columbia public servant’s mental disorder claim to proceed on its merits, finding special circumstances — including a functional neurolo… Free Membership …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Mining companies fined $210K after worker fatally injured in helicopter operation
Two mining companies have been fined a combined $210,000 after a worker died during a helicopter equipment-moving operation near Wawa, Ont. Angus Gold Inc. was fined $110,000 and G4 Drilling …
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Mental HealthOccupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Nova Scotia worker loses bid for psychological injury benefits after COVID dispute with boss
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