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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PREMIUM B.C. arbitrator tosses final warning for technician who photographed unsafe coworker
A British Columbia arbitrator has overturned a final written warning issued to a senior guideway technician at ProTrans BC Operations after the worker photographed a coworker cutting rail without a… …
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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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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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PREMIUM Nova Scotia worker loses bid for psychological injury benefits after COVID dispute with boss
A worker’s claim for psychological injury benefits has been denied after the Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal found insufficient evidence that workplace stressors caused a compensable mental injury. The… …
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Aecon Utilities fined $175,000 after worker drowned in flooded trench in King City, Ont.
Aecon Utilities Inc. has been fined $175,000 after a worker was fatally injured in a water-and-silt slurry that filled an excavation trench during heavy rainfall at a King City worksite. …
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Worker fired for skipping fall protection loses EI benefits on appeal
A worker who climbed atop a sand truck without fall protection and was later fired has been disqualified from receiving employment insurance benefits, after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada’s …