A case management meeting at the Grievance Settlement Board collapsed in March after the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board refused to participate while a union representative facing criminal charge… Free …
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PREMIUM Aluminum manufacturer in Ontario penalized for firing injured worker during claim
An Ontario aluminum manufacturer has been found to have breached its re-employment obligations under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act after terminating a production technician who was off work following… …
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PREMIUM WSIB ordered to stop excluding union rep from meetings after criminal charges filed
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… …
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PREMIUM Surveillance video sinks WSIB claimant who said he couldn’t lift a phone
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,… …
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WSIB misjudged aircraft painter’s work capacity following foot injury, hip surgery: Tribunal
An Ontario worker who fractured his left foot at an aircraft painting company won full loss-of-earnings benefits for multiple periods after a tribunal found the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board …
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PREMIUM Toyota worker’s harassment claim dismissed after WSIB awarded benefits for same allegations
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a sexual harassment complaint from a Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada worker after finding the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) had already… …
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Arbitrator rules against Timmins, Ont., police board over wage supplement deduction
An arbitrator has found the Timmins Police Services Board violated its collective agreement when it reduced a disabled officer’s wage supplement based on income the Workplace Safety and Insurance Boar… …
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Tribunal rejects Assisted Living of Southwestern Ontario bid to dismiss disability discrimination case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has rejected an employer’s request to dismiss a disability discrimination complaint, finding that previous Workplace Safety and Insurance Board proceedings did not… Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Transit worker awarded mental stress benefits after crowded COVID bus shift led to breakdown
A bus operator who stopped working after driving an overcrowded bus through COVID-19 hot spots during the pandemic’s third wave has been granted compensation for chronic mental stress by the… …
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Court upholds WSIB’s approval of TTC worker’s post-settlement claim
The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) decision allowing a former Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus operator to pursue workplace injury benefits nearl… Free …