Fall at Home Is Work-Related When It Aggravates Previous Work Injuries
A worker who suffers an injury in a fall while she’s off-duty and in her own home normally doesn’t qualify
Failure of Return-to-Work Process Is Not Failure to Accommodate
An injured OR nurse and hospital couldn’t agree on a return-to-work plan. The nurse sued for disability discrimination and failure
Potential Suicide Risks Grounds for Workers Comp Not to Pay for Medical Pot
Does workers comp have to pay for medical marijuana legally prescribed to treat a former prison guard’s work-related post-traumatic stress
OK to Discipline School Custodian for Bullying His Supervisors
In a bit of a role reversal, a maintenance employee was suspended 1 days and ordered to take an anger
Wrongfully Terminated Employee Wins $100,000 in Lost Opportunity Damages
Four months into her articling (i.e., legal internship) term, a law student was fired for alleged plagiarism and disclosing confidential
Arbitrator Reinstates Worker Fired for Fighting with Co-Worker
All agreed that a steel worker deserved to be disciplined for getting into a physical altercation with a co-worker on
Probationary Teacher Wasn’t Fired for Reporting Classroom Violence
A high school teaching assistant assigned to work with special need students with autism was fired just 2 months into
Court Refuses to Pull Plug on RCMP Employees’ $1.1 Billion Harassment Lawsuit
A group of RCMP employees who claim they were harassed and bullied at work filed a $1.1 billion class action