An arbitrator has ruled that employees of the Waterloo Region District School Board who are denied loss-of-earnings benefits by the Workplace Safety …
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Workplace Safety & OHSFeatured
WCB Nova Scotia cuts employer rates for first time in a generation, improves worker benefits
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia is lowering the average employer rate by 15 per cent, the first cut the board …
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Mental HealthGovernment Policy & BudgetsOur Favourites
WorkplaceNL now covers psychological injuries from workplace harassment
WorkplaceNL began covering psychological injuries caused by workplace harassment on June 1, 2026, making Newfoundland and Labrador workers eligible for compensation benefits …
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Workplace Safety & OHSFeaturedPensions
N.L. introduces bill to boost retirement benefits for injured workers
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has introduced legislation that would increase retirement benefits for workers who have suffered a workplace injury or …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ontario proposes first WSIB benefit increase in nearly 30 years
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario government has proposed raising Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) income replacement benefits for the first time since 1998, increasing …
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OpinionFeatured
Real pain, no claim: What a denied promotion can and cannot cost an employer
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA production line in Ontario is not, on most nights, the setting for grand drama. People show up, run their shifts, manage …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ontario legislation would extend WSIB coverage to 29,000 more care workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario government has introduced proposed legislation that would extend mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to about 29,000 frontline …
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Employment LawFeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Tribunal reinstates benefits after barrel racing surveillance deemed insufficient proof of recovery
A New Brunswick workers’ compensation tribunal has overturned a decision to terminate benefits and recover nearly $4,500 from an injured worker, finding …
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FeaturedPayrollWorkplace Safety & OHS
Employers face Feb. 28 deadline to file annual payroll reports to WorkSafeNB
Employers in New Brunswick must submit their annual payroll reports to WorkSafeNB by Feb. 28, 2026. WorkSafeNB has mailed Form 100 – …
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WorkSafeBC will maintain its average base premium rate at $1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2026, marking the ninth consecutive year …


