Court rulings, tribunal decisions, employer responsibilities, and other case law.
A workers’ compensation tribunal in British Columbia has reopened the claim of a foundry worker whose major depressive disorder significantly worsened 18 years after he sustained severe burns in a… …
An employer successfully defended against a prohibited action claim by documenting years of performance issues unrelated to a worker’s safety complaints, according to a recent Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal ruling… …
A medical office assistant in British Columbia who was fired after repeatedly complaining that a co-worker was not pulling her weight has lost her appeal for reinstatement, with a tribunal… …
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled a firefighter’s death by suicide must be covered under an accidental death benefit because it resulted from work-related post-traumatic stress disorder, establishing that occupational mental… …
An Ontario Labour Relations Board decision has highlighted an important distinction in workplace health and safety law: protections under the Occupational Health and Safety Act apply to workers raising concerns… …
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has overturned a decision that deemed an injured worker employable as a part-time vehicle dealership receptionist, finding the position inconsistent with the worker’s… …
The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Body has dismissed an appeal by Knelsen Sand & Gravel after the company was fined $10,000 for failing to promptly report a serious… …
An arbitrator has ruled that the union representing Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway operators can continue submitting evidence about health and safety risks linked to one-person train operation (OPTO) until… …
A worker’s claim for constructive wrongful dismissal can proceed in civil court despite her former employer’s argument that workplace safety legislation bars the action, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals… …
A health and safety coordinator who alleged sexual harassment by co-workers lost her human rights complaints after an Alberta tribunal found she violated workplace policies through her own conduct and… …
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