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 …
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LaSalle, Ont., police union challenges scope of harassment probe at labour board
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has directed a police association to identify which workplace harassment allegations it considers outside the scope of an employer-led investigation, after the union… Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Long COVID recognized as compensable workplace injury for Ontario PSW
A personal support worker who contracted COVID-19 from a resident at an Ontario seniors’ home has won ongoing entitlement to benefits for post-COVID syndrome, after the Workplace Safety and Insurance… …
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PREMIUM Carpenter awarded pay, room and board allowance after being taken to hospital with chest pains
A New Brunswick arbitrator has ordered AlumaSafway to pay a carpenter a full day’s wages and room and board allowance after the worker was hospitalized with chest pains during his… …