A recent Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Body decision has dismissed an employee’s second appeal claiming his termination from Amazon Data Services Canada Inc. violated provincial safety… Free Membership …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Oilfield companies fined $550,000 after fatal explosion kills two workers near Slave Lake, Alta.
Two Alberta oilfield companies have been ordered to pay $550,000 in penalties following a workplace explosion that killed two workers near Slave Lake in 2022. Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. and …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Railway conductor’s dismissal upheld for non-disclosure of medical condition, use of ‘magic mushrooms’
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway conductor who failed to disclose a medical condition and the use of “magic mushrooms” to self-treat that …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Northern Ontario construction firm fined $50,000 worker injured at quarry site
A Hearst, Ont.-based construction company has been fined $50,000 after a worker suffered critical injuries at a quarry site when they attempted to step over an unguarded, moving conveyor belt. …
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Firefighter awarded workers’ comp for PTSD, depression and Crohn’s disease aggravation
An Ontario firefighter who experienced traumatic events during their career has been granted entitlement for traumatic mental stress, depression, and aggravation of pre-existing Crohn’s disease in a s… Free Membership …
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Reprisal application against Metro dismissed due to undue delay, failure to establish safety violations
An employee who filed a reprisal complaint under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) against her employer, Metro Distribution Inc., faces potential dismissal of her application due to undue …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & SafetySexual Harassment
Retail worker whose harassment triggered memories of earlier assault awarded workers’ comp in Ontario
A retail worker who experienced workplace harassment in 2017 has been granted entitlement for a recurrence of a 2014 traumatic mental stress injury, along with recognition of permanent impairment and …
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Dealership owner’s alleged sexual assaults of assistant not tied to employment: Tribunal
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) in British Columbia has ruled that allegations of sexual assault brought by a former personal assistant against her employer, while serious, did not ar… …
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Manitoba board upholds dismissal of worker who raised safety concerns, finding no reprisal
The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed an employee’s claim that he was terminated for raising workplace safety concerns, ruling that his dismissal was due to disrespectful and insubordinate behaviour… Free …
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Post-incident drug testing for minor workplace injury deemed unreasonable, arbitrator awards damages
An industrial painter who suffered a twisted ankle on a worksite was improperly subjected to post-incident drug and alcohol testing, according to a recent British Columbia arbitration decision that aw… …