Tag: mental stress

Mood problem or mental disorder? When can employers discipline?

By Kyla Stott-Jess May 12, 2013 Northern Exposure

Updated: May 12, 2013

By Kyla Stott-Jess Employers in Canada can’t discriminate against employees based on mental disabilities. But the broad interpretation that courts and arbitration boards frequently apply to human rights laws often makes it difficult to know where the boundaries of “mental disability” lie. In a recent arbitration decision in Ontario, Windsor (City) and WPFFA (Elliot), the […]

Workers’ Compensation Mental Stress Claims May Be Expanded

By Bill Duvall Nov 13, 2011 Northern Exposure

Updated: Nov 13, 2011

By Bill Duvall Employers in Canada have taken comfort from the fact that most provincial workers’ compensation agencies provide benefits for workplace mental stress only in very limited circumstances. But that comfort may be threatened, at least in British Columbia. Earlier this month, the B.C. government introduced legislation that, if passed, will expand workers’ compensation […]

Workers’ Compensation Claim for Mental Stress Allowed

By Northern Exposure Jun 2, 2009 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jun 2, 2009

By Derek Knoechel and Lorene Novakowski Canadian provinces have workers’ compensation legislation that provides a no-fault system of compensation for injuries suffered on the job. The system covers lost wages, medical aid, and rehabilitation for the injured worker and generally removes the injured worker’s ability to sue the employer. The workers’ compensation system is funded […]