A border services representative in British Columbia has lost his appeal for workers’ compensation for a mental disorder, after the province’s Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found that his encounter with… …
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Division president’s bullying complaint rejected after resignation dispute
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has dismissed a division president’s complaint that he was fired for reporting bullying and harassment, finding he did not hold a genuine safety concern and …
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PREMIUM Manager’s stroke while working from home not work-related
A regional manager who suffered a severe stroke while working from home will not receive workers’ compensation benefits, after the New Brunswick Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal upheld a decision that… …
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PREMIUM Surveillance video showing personal relationship between injured worker, doctor ruled admissible
Surveillance footage that appeared to show a personal relationship between an injured worker and one of her treating doctors will be allowed as evidence in her compensation appeal, even though… …
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B.C. worker fired after harassment complaint not victim of retaliation
A worker who was dismissed the same day she filed a bullying and harassment complaint with her employer’s board of directors was not the target of retaliation, the Workers’ Compensation …
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PREMIUM BC Hydro loses court fight after it steered worker away from reporting mental health injury
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority has failed to overturn a finding that it discouraged a worker from reporting a mental-disorder injury to the province’s workers’ compensation board. The Supreme… …
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Human rights tribunal dismisses Magna worker’s reprisal claim over termination
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a reprisal application from a former worker at a Magna International stamping plant, finding the claim fell outside the tribunal’s jurisdiction becau… …
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Worker denied comp for stress after accidental voicemail where bosses called her ‘slippery’ and ‘unreliable’
An infection control practitioner who said workplace bullying left her with stress and insomnia will not receive compensation, after British Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found the … Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Ontario machine operator granted benefits after years of supervisor harassment
A long-serving machine operator who said he was bullied and belittled by his supervisor for years has won entitlement to benefits for chronic mental stress, after the Workplace Safety and… …
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Ontario board dismisses reprisal claim against Responsible Gambling Council
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a reprisal application brought by a former employee against the Responsible Gambling Council, ruling that she waited too long to file it and …