Mental Stress | MacLeod Law Firm https://macleodlawfirm.ca Employment & Labour Lawyers Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:08:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://macleodlawfirm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-MacLeod-Law-Firm-icon-60x60.jpg Mental Stress | MacLeod Law Firm https://macleodlawfirm.ca 32 32 Employer Alert: Change to WSIA as of January 1, 2018 https://macleodlawfirm.ca/workers-compensation-chronic-traumatic-mental-stress/ Tue, 16 Jan 2018 04:23:03 +0000 http://www.macleodlawfirm.ca/employers/?p=4360 As of January 1, 2018, an employee can claim workers compensation benefits for chronic or traumatic mental stress that is predominantly caused by workplace harassment In May 2014 I blogged about an administrative tribunal case which concluded that subsections 13 (4) and (5) of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) were unconstitutional. January 1, 2018 Change to WSIA On January 1…

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]]> Will the WSIB Finally Allow Mental Stress Claims?  https://macleodlawfirm.ca/wsibmentalstress/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:46:04 +0000 http://www.macleodlawfirm.ca/employees/?p=1963 Many employees who are injured or become ill because of their job may claim for benefits from the Worker’s Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). If the claim is successful, WSIB benefits may include compensation for lost earnings, future economic loss, or health care benefits. While mental health issues are becoming more prevalent, it continues to be difficult to prove that the workplace has caused…

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]]> OHSA Update: The Cost of Firing an Employee for Filing a Complaint with the Ministry of Labour Just Went Up https://macleodlawfirm.ca/ohsa-update-the-cost-of-firing-an-employee-for-filing-with-a-complaint-with-the-ministry-just-went-up/ Tue, 07 Apr 2015 06:24:55 +0000 http://www.macleodlawfirm.ca/employers/?p=2493 Each year in Ontario, over 10,000 workers file a claim with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) because they’ve been injured on the job to the extent that they cannot return to work the day after the injury. So, employers be wary: workplace accidents are very common and you can incur large costs if they are not handled appropriately. As we will see below, these costs are on the rise.

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]]> Mental Stress Provisions of WSIA are Unconstitutional https://macleodlawfirm.ca/mental-stress-provisions-of-workplace-safety-legislation-unconstitutional/ Mon, 19 May 2014 13:12:02 +0000 http://www.macleodlawfirm.ca/employees/?p=1270 Recently, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) issued a decision significantly expanding employees’ entitlement to workplace safety and insurance benefits for mental stress. The Act Subsections 13 (4) and (5) of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (the “Act”) provide, in part, that a worker is not entitled to collect benefits for mental stress unless the stress…

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