A Nova Scotia construction worker has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after suffering a heart attack on the job. The worker, employed as a signer/driver/flagger, suffered the heart attack on …
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Construction worker, punched in testicles by boss, awarded nearly $300,000 in damages
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Jan. 4, 2022. An earlier version of the story missed $50,000 in human rights damages awarded to the plaintiff. A worker who was …
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Employers can’t outsource responsibility for safety: Fine upheld against Nova Scotia company
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has upheld a $1,000 administrative workplace safety fine against Safety First Contracting for unsafe practices at a temporary work site. An anonymous call came in …
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White worker shot black colleague with nail gun, but racism not a factor: Appeal court
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has upheld an 18-month conditional sentence for a man who shot a co-worker with a nail gun, despite efforts by the Crown to put …
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