An Alberta labour board has overturned occupational health and safety penalties against a rural property owner, finding an inspector lacked evidence to prove the location was actually a work site… …
An OHS officer failed to properly analyze whether a pipefitter resigned or was terminated after raising safety concerns about equipment, prompting Alberta’s labour board to send the case back for… …
The Workers’ Compensation Board-Alberta has set a 1.64 per cent cost of living adjustment for eligible injured workers receiving long-term wage loss benefits, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The adjustment applies… …
Alberta will launch a trial of 120 km/h speed limits on select rural divided highways next year following public support in a recent survey, Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin… …
An oil and gas company, an engineering firm and a supervisor have been sentenced to pay a combined $216,000 following a serious workplace injury near Edson in March 2024. The… …
An Alberta worker has lost his bid for workers’ compensation related to COVID-19 after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation found he failed to prove he contracted the virus… …
An Alberta employer has been denied relief from workers’ compensation costs after terminating a worker for safety concerns following a positive drug test, even though the employer argued modified work… …
The Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta has announced its 2026 employer premium rates, with the average rate set at $1.46 per $100 of assessable earnings. Individual employer rates will vary… …
An Alberta worker injured by a falling garbage trolley lid is not entitled to most of the wage loss benefits she received, the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has… …
Alberta’s government is requiring commercial carriers to provide driver experience records for Class 1 tractor-trailer truck drivers when they change jobs, a measure aimed at improving road safety by ensuring… …
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