Workers' Compensation

An Alberta worker whose foot was crushed by a forklift in 2004 had a recurrence of his compensable psychological condition in 2023, the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has… …

A former excavator operator who was struck and dragged under an SUV while eating lunch beside his work site, and who later hurt his back again lifting parcels as a… …

A 6-foot-5 client services worker at a network of homeless shelters who injured his back after his employer brought in new “ergonomic” chairs is entitled to nearly five more months… …

A British Columbia lift technician fired after telling his employer’s biggest customer it was sending unqualified workers to inspect equipment was not the victim of a reprisal for raising safety… …

A steward whose supervisor told her she was the company’s most expensive employee, and that each of her workers’ compensation claims cost $35,000, has lost her bid for compensation for …

A catering manager at a B.C. sports venue who says a co-worker sexually assaulted her after a night of after-hours drinking with colleagues has been denied compensation for a mental… …

A B.C. construction labourer cut off from work weeks after reporting safety concerns was the target of a prohibited reprisal, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has ruled. The tribunal reached… …

A British Columbia non-profit program manager who was let go about two and a half months after her bullying and harassment complaint was resolved lost her job because of funding …

A newly hired Indigenous project superintendent who was fired in a fast-food restaurant in front of Elders, hours after his manager refused his request to have a job site blessed,… …

A father whose daughter died by suicide after a dispute over her workers’ compensation claim has been limited to six freedom-of-information requests a year about her former employment, British Columbi… …