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 …
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PREMIUM Waterloo school board in Ontario can bar sick leave for workplace injuries: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that employees of the Waterloo Region District School Board who are denied loss-of-earnings benefits by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board cannot turn to sick leave… …
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PREMIUM Butcher can’t link vision loss to job, New Brunswick Court of Appeal rules
A former butcher has lost his bid for workers’ compensation after the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick upheld a tribunal’s finding that there was no link between his job… …
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PREMIUM Personality conflict isn’t harassment, but LCBO still on the hook for $4,500
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario did not subject one of its store employees to workplace harassment, an Ontario arbitrator has found, but it breached provincial health and safety law… …


