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FuelCell Energy worker loses human rights complaint after rejecting $15K settlement
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has upheld the dismissal of a human rights complaint filed by a former FuelCell Energy worker who alleged discrimination on multiple grounds, finding she …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker fired after calling 911 over forklift fumes wins prohibited action ruling against B.C. employer
A British Columbia employer has lost its appeal of a prohibited action finding after a tribunal determined it fired a worker in retaliation for reporting carbon monoxide concerns to WorkSafeBC …
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Mental HealthOccupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM WorkSafeBC must compensate paramedic whose PTSD was aggravated by trainer’s threat, harassment
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Surveillance video sinks WSIB claimant who said he couldn’t lift a phone
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Ontario paramedic loses bid to convert vacation days to sick leave after bicep injury
A paramedic employed by the County of Frontenac has lost a grievance seeking to convert four pre-scheduled vacation days to sick leave after sustaining a bicep tear, with an arbitrator …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetySexual HarassmentWorkplace Investigations
Employers must investigate sexual harassment even without a formal complaint, lawyers say
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberEmployers have a legal duty to investigate sexual harassment complaints even when a victim asks them not to — and failing to follow a fair, thorough process can undermine findings …
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AccommodationOccupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Applied Energy ordered to pay $7,500 after failing to inquire about accommodation following worker’s hand injury
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Flight attendant who developed PTSD after airliner crash, fire entitled to full LOE benefits
An Ontario tribunal has ruled that an airline flight attendant with post-traumatic stress disorder was entitled to full loss-of-earnings benefits for a six-year period during which the Workplace Safet… Free …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Ontario paramedic trainee wins LOE benefits after PTSD diagnosis following dispatcher training termination
A former ambulance communications officer trainee is entitled to full loss-of-earnings benefits from May 5, 2023 to October 30, 2023, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has ruled, fin… …