The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint from a former Thunder Bay police officer who alleged racial harassment and discrimination over the service’s grooming policy and workplac… …
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The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia has upheld a decision that a worker’s permanent psychological impairment amounts to 40 per cent of total disability, rejecting his appeal … …
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Arbitrator dismisses OPP grievances over holiday and vacation credit deductions for WSIB recipients
An arbitrator has dismissed two policy grievances filed by the Ontario Provincial Police Association challenging how statutory holiday and vacation credits are deducted when officers receiving workpla… Free Membership Required …
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FeaturedMental Health
Worker denied compensation for mental stress linked to husband’s workplace misconduct allegations
A New Brunswick worker’s claim for traumatic mental stress compensation was denied after a tribunal found her psychological injury stemmed from allegations of misconduct against her husband rather tha… Free …
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A disabled worker’s human rights complaint against automotive parts manufacturer Magna was dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after the tribunal found the application was filed too late… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Alberta employer denied cost relief despite claims worker with finger injury misrepresented fitness
An Alberta employer has been denied cost relief from workers’ compensation costs after a worker suffered a crush injury to his finger, despite the company’s arguments that the employee misrepresented …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Water truck driver wins workers’ compensation appeal for back injury despite employer challenges
An Alberta water truck driver has successfully defended his workers’ compensation claim for a back injury and T12 vertebral fracture after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation reje… Free …
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FeaturedMental Health
Paramedic loses workers’ comp appeal after misconduct breaks link between PTSD, job loss
A paramedic in Ontario with compensable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied loss of earnings benefits after a tribunal found his workplace misconduct broke the causal chain between his me… …
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FeaturedMental Health
Bus driver’s mental health claim denied after witnessing public masturbation incident
The Alberta Appeals Commission for Workers’ Compensation dismissed a bus driver’s claim for aggravation of a pre-existing psychological condition, ruling that witnessing a man masturbating at a bus sh… Free …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Alberta worker wins appeal over retirement reduction to WCB benefits at age 65
An Alberta worker has won an appeal overturning a Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) decision that reduced his benefits at age 65, with the tribunal ruling there was sufficient evidence he …