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By Meghan Ferguson | < 1 Minutes Read May 23, 2014

Tribunal finds limits on mental health claims unconstitutional

Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) has found that the limit on mental health claims under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (“WSIA”) is unconstitutional.

Article by Meghan Ferguson / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / 1997, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, mental disabilities, mental health claims, mental health in the workplace, mental stress, workers compensation, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, WSIA, wsib

By Meghan Ferguson | 2 Minutes Read January 20, 2014

Should employees talk about mental illness?

This month media campaigns are encouraging people to talk about mental illness. This raises the question about whether employees should talk to their employer about mental illness or remain silent for fear of losing their jobs.

Article by Meghan Ferguson / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Union Relations / accommodating a disability, canadian employment law, Disability, discipline, discrimination in employment, dismissal from jobs due to mental disability, duty to accommodate, employer is obligated to accommodate an employee with a disability up to the point of undue hardship, employment law, healthy workplace, human rights code, mental disabilities, mental health issues, performance reviews, undue hardship

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