Occupational Health & Safety

Two transmission line workers injured in a 2020 highway crash were not in the course of their employment at the time of the accident, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals… …

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ordered the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to stop refusing to participate in meetings and hearings where a union national representative is present, pending… …

An Alberta worker who witnessed an armed person shot and killed outside her workplace is entitled to temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for more than two years after the workers’… …

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed reprisal complaints filed by two workers employed by industrial services contractor Leadec at Ford Motor Company’s assembly plant in Oakville, finding no connection… …

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 …

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 …

A British Columbia workers’ compensation appeal tribunal has ruled that a paramedic with permanent, work-related post-traumatic stress disorder is entitled to compensation after his condition was aggravated by a trainer… …

A Mississauga, Ont., man has been convicted of knowingly making false and misleading statements to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) about his functional abilities while collecting loss-of-earnings benefits,… …

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 …

Employers 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 …