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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 5 Minutes Read March 29, 2017

WCB to employers: You need policies before Canada legalizes marijuana

Canada legalizes marijuanaOn March 21, 2017, at a breakout session during a convention on the topic of Canada legalizing marijuana, a spokesperson for the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board says employers should have policies in place before Canada legalizes marijuana, because it could affect safety on the job. In addition to examining this statement by Saskatchewan WCB, this article also discusses if medical marijuana is a covered medical expense under workers' compensation.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / Canada legalizes marijuana, Compensable injury, employment law, marijuana for medicinal purposes, medical expense, medical marijuana, pain management, safety on the job, treatment for pain management, wcb, WCB policy, Workers' Compensation Board, workers’ compensation, workplace marijuana policy

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read August 6, 2015

Quebec employers can now challenge the CSST statements of imputed costs

On April 20, 2015, Quebec’s worker’s compensation board, the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (the CSST) adopted a new policy on the right to medical aid which provides terms and conditions governing a worker’s right to medical aid as a result of an employment injury.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Payroll / Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases, Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, CSST, employment law, policy on the right to medical aid, Statement of benefits granted and costs imputed, statements of imputed costs, travel expenses, Workers' Compensation Board, worker’s right to medical aid as a result of an employment injury

By Adam Gorley | 4 Minutes Read October 30, 2013

British Columbia workers’ compensation policies take effect Friday, November 1

In March 2013, the Workers’ Compensation Board released three new policies on the duties of employers, workers and supervisors with respect to workplace bullying and harassment. These policies come into effect on Friday, November 1, 2013.

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / BC, BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, British Columbia, bullying, compliance date, cooperate with investigation, Duty of care, employment policy, harassment, informing workers, mental disorder, policies and procedures, preventing workplace harassment, preventing workplace bullying, preventing workplace violence, reasonable management, reasonable steps to prevent bullying, record keeping, significant work-related stressor, training, violence, violence prevention training, Workers Compensation Act, Workers' Compensation Board, workplace bullying, workplace harassment, workplace investigation, workplace violence, WorksafeBC

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