Media Clips – 2020

22 December 2020

Ontario lockdown doesn’t do anything to help warehouse workers, says advocate – CBC

December 17, 2020

B.C. boosts enforcement of COVID-19 workplace safety – HR Reporter

December 16, 2020

Construction Workers Fatalities in Ontario, Canada On the Rise – OH&S

Amazon’s speed shouldn’t come at the expense of workers – The Star

December 14, 2020

Unsafe workplaces during COVID-19 taking huge toll on workers’ mental health – The Star

December 9, 2020

Quebec workplace COVID outbreaks outpacing those in schools and care centres – Montreal Gazette

December 07, 2020

The IAIABC Forum 2021 To Be Held Virtually – IAIABC

December 1, 2020

Incorporating COVID-19 Protections into Ongoing Workplace Safety Programs – OHS

November 29, 2020

Over 3,200 COVID-19 claims made to Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta since March – Global News

November 27, 2020

Saskatchewan WCB has received 232 COVID-19 claims from employees since start of pandemic – Global News

November 26, 2020

‘It’s an honour,’ as Kitchener small business named safest, healthiest in Ontario – CBC

November 24, 2020

New Brunswick weighs COVID-19 risks in Atlantic bubble with Nova Scotia – CBC

November 23, 2020

Thousands of Canadians getting COVID-19 at work – Yahoo Video

Workplace compensation claims reflect toll COVID-19 has taken on Canada’s workers – CBC

November 16, 2020

Ontario Protecting Agri-Food Workers and Food Supply Chain – Ontario Government

November 15, 2020

Ontario workplace injury board considers Afghan war advisers’ claims – CBC

November 10, 2020

Clearing the air: Identify and address breathing hazards – Plant

November 2, 2020

WorkSafeNB assessment rate dropping for 2021 – Global News

New mobile app helps employers in construction access WorkSafeBC’s COVID-19 resources on the go – Journal of Commerce

October 29, 2020

Canada begins consultations to improve living conditions for temporary foreign workers – The Pig Site / Global Ag Media

WorkSafeBC warns of complacency in face of pandemic – Times Colonist

October 28, 2020

Inside Quebec’s COVID-19 workplace inspection blitz – CBC

October 24, 2020

WSIB claims from LTC workers could be tip of the iceberg, union says – CBC

October 23, 2020

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Leading the Way with COVID-19 Workplace Safety Training – Gananoq Reporter

19 October 2020

Think you got COVID-19 at work? Consider a WSIB claim, expert says – CBC, ON

October 13, 2020

Governments Investing $26.6 Million to Further Protect Ontario Agri-Food Workers During COVID-19 – News Ontario

Safety statistics reveal ‘disappointing’ trends on workplace fatalities, injuries. 1,027 Canadian workers died of work-related causes in 2018 – OHS Canada

October 13, 2020

New study shows which medical procedures pose COVID-19 risk to health-care providers – Folio, AB

October 11, 2020

Public health won’t tell us which employers have COVID-19 outbreaks. But we obtained WSIB data to help paint a picture – Windsor News

October 7, 2020

The Provincial Government today announced the reappointment of Chair John Peddle and six representatives to the Board of Directors of WorkplaceNL – Workplace NL

October 4, 2020

Coronavirus can afflict the powerful. Yet food workers remain the most vulnerable – Washington Post

October 1, 2020

WSIB holds premium rates for Ontario businesses – News Wire, ON

September 23, 2020

Workers’ Compensation Leaders Recognized With IAIABC President’s Awards – Phillip Germain, CEO of the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board – IAIABC

September 20, 2020

COVID-19 Infections Among Canadian Health-Care Workers Are Above Global Average – Huffington Post

September 17, 2020

Assessment Rates announcement reflects Yukon’s performance in workplace safety and return to work efforts – YWCHSB

Assessment Rates announcement reflects Yukon’s performance in workplace safety and return to work efforts – YWCHSB

One in 7 reported COVID-19 infections is among health workers – WHO – Chronicle Herald

September 16, 2020

N.W.T. and Nunavut workers’ compensation commission proposing new pension system – CBC, NT/NU

WorkSafeBC increase in calls as concerns rise over Metro Vancouver air quality, working outdoors – City News, BC

September 9, 2020

Yukon government updates workplace violence and harassment regulations – Yukon News

September 8, 2020

Quebec to lower acceptable limits of asbestos in any workplace – Montreal Gazette

September 3, 2020

Workplace linked to 1 in 5 COVID-19 infections in Ontario – HR Reporter

Global: Amnesty analysis reveals over 7,000 health workers have died from COVID-19 – Amnesty International

WorkSafeBC holding public hearing on proposed regulatory amendments – Journal of Commerce

September 1, 2020

WCB Nova Scotia releases 2021 employer assessment rates – Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia

WSIB seeks to crown health & safety leaders among small businesses – Electrical Business

August 26, 2020

Public feedback released on changes to Yukon workplace safety, workers’ compensation acts – Yukon News

August 24, 2020

Under-reporting in injuries related to awareness of hazards, IWH report finds – Daily Commercial News

August 21, 2020

Preparing your workplace for a second wave of COVID-19 – Talent Canada

August 19, 2020

WorkSafeBC appoints Jeff Parr as new chair to board of directors – Journal of Commerce, BC

August 17, 2020

B.C. makes major changes to workers’ comp. Will fast-track implementation of COVID-19 presumption determinations – HR Reporter, BC

August 14, 2020

More than 700 COVID-19 workplace safety claims made at Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent farms – CBC, ON

Workplace safety claims now being approved for miners who got sick from inhaling McIntyre Powder – CBC, ON

August 12, 2020

CMHA reporting local drop in people in crisis reaching out for help – CHAT News Today, AB

August 11, 2020

Ontario Building Health and Safety in Indigenous Workplaces and Communities. Investment will support mental health and workplace safety programs. – Ontario.ca, ON

August 5, 2020

Employers to get break on WorkSafeNB premiums in 2021 – CBC, NB

July 31, 2020

Nearly 400 COVID-19 safety rule violations found through WorkSafeBC inspections – CTV, BC

Nova Scotia’s Worker Compensation Board exploring continued work-from-home strategy – Global News, NS

July 28, 2020

High temperatures should put outdoor workers on alert: WorkSafeBC – CBC, BC

July 22, 2020

Construction sector split on Workers’ Compensation changes in B.C. – Journal of Commerce, BC

July 21, 2020

Study hopes to understand and minimize distress on health care workers during pandemic – CTV, ON

B.C. NDP stands by WorkSafeBC changes as business protests – Presuming COVID-19 infection job-related ‘contrary to medical science’ – Columbia Valley Pioneer

WorkSafeBC has found over 300 violations of COVID-19 safety plans – CBC, BC

July 17, 2020

B.C. boosts benefits for injured workers, but stops short of expensive overhauls – The Province, BC

Private gatherings, not bars, are driving rise in new cases, says Quebec premier – CBC, QC

July 16, 2020

McIntyre Powder serves as ‘cautionary tale’ about workplace toxins, says researcher – Northern Ontario Business, ON

July 15, 2020

COVID-19 stalls construction’s opioid crisis progress- Industry’s workers represent 55% of overdose deaths among employed people in B.C. – BIV, BC

July 14, 2020

Proposed changes to labour laws would increase workers’ compensation limits, make COVID-19 claims easier – CBC, BC

July 12, 2020

Requirement for N.B. restaurants to collect contact information raises privacy questions – GlobalNews.ca, Q-107 NB

July 10, 2020

For restaurants, keeping track of COVID-19 rule changes is a challenge – CBC, NB

July 9, 2020

Ontario’s ability to identify workplace cancer risk is ‘grossly inadequate,’ study finds – The Record, ON

Bars hit with more restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus – The Record, QC

July 6, 2020

320 businesses written up for not following COVID-19 measures, WorkSafeBC says – CTV, BC

July 3, 2020

Saskatchewan WCB to roll out psychological safety strategy and resources – Prince Albert Daily Herald, SK

Loblaws employees say stores are handling COVID-19 unsafely, putting them at risk – Global News, ON

June 29, 2020

Fifteen health staff get workers’ compensation – Winnipeg Free Press, MB

June 27, 2020

Record no. of worker compensation claims filed due to mental illness – Japan Today, JAPAN

June 26, 2020

Wearables market expected to boom, with benefits for workers’ comp – Insurance Business, NY

June 25, 2020

Fewer workers died last year compared to 2018, Saskatchewan WCB says – Moose Jaw Today, SK

June 23, 2020

Clearing the air on respiratory hazards – Canadian Metalworking, ON

June 17, 2020

BC Nurses’ Union says nurses with COVID-19 must have access to immediate coverage – My Powell River, BC

June 16, 2020

Medical Marijuana Reimbursement in Workers’ Compensation Systems – Legal Talk Network, CO

Theatres, concerts, cinemas to reopen throughout Quebec next week – Daily Hive, QC

June 12, 2020

WorkSafeBC proposes adding presumptive claims for COVID-19 illness – The Province, BC

June 11, 2020

WorkSafeBC told to investigate allegation of ‘culturally unsafe’ workplace at City of Vancouver – CBC News, BC

June 8, 2020

COVID-19, the new ‘occupational disease’? Thousands of workers compensation claims filed over coronavirus infections – National Post, ON

C-suite leadership is the nagging gap in prevention – OHS Canada, ON

June 2, 2020

Landmark ruling deems employer liable for an employee killed by her partner while working from home – Women’s Agenda, AUS

May 30, 2020

Yukon agency reports ‘tremendous’ support for regulations on workplace harassment – CBC News, YK

May 29, 2020

WCB Nova Scotia announces further support for employers during COVID-19 – OHS Canada, ON

May 27, 2020

Safe Roads Campaign important reminder to drivers – CTV News, MB

May 25, 2020

BC Building Trades call for public inquiry into COVID-19 health and safety – Journal of Commerce, BC

May 20, 2020

Coronavirus reverberates through U.S. workers’ compensation market – Insurance Business, NY

May 14, 2020

Illness from coronavirus can be an occupational injury in Denmark: new guidance – Lexology, UK

May 13, 2020

The Workplace and COVID-19: Workers’ Compensation to the Rescue? – Forbes, NY

May 11, 2020

Ontario urged to follow B.C. with presumptive workers’ compensation for COVID-19 – Our Windsor, ON

May 8, 2020

The Uncounted – Toronto Star, ON

May 6, 2020

WSIB’s Rod Cook appointed to Pacific Coast University board of directors – PCU-WHS, BC

May 1, 2020

NCCI launches tool to estimate pandemic impact on comp – Business Insurance, NY

April 29, 2020

Labour leaders want action on COVID-19 outbreaks at Alberta meat plants – Radio Canada International, AB

April 28, 2020

National Day of Mourning commemorates workers injured or killed on the job – The Guardian, PE

WSIB marks national day of mourning – Breakfast Television (City TV), ON

Day of Mourning: N.W.T. and Nunavut continue to have highest workplace death rate in country – CBC News, NT/NU

Amid COVID-19, take time on April 28 to mark Day of Mourning – First Reference, ON

April 27, 2020

COVID-19 prompts Day of Mourning ceremonies to go virtual – Daily Commercial News, ON

April 22, 2020

WCB Manitoba giving back $37M to employers in province – CTV News, MB

April 21, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Manitoba Workers Compensation Board returning $37 million surplus to businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic – Global News, MB

Workers Compensation Board refunding $37 million surplus to employers to ease pandemic cash crunch – Thompson Citizen, MB

Workers Compensation Board returning $37M to help Manitoba employers – CTV News, MB

April 20, 2020

Regulators and Lawmakers Introducing Workers’ Comp to COVID-19 – Claims Journal, NJ

April 17, 2020

On National Day of Mourning, Sarnians encouraged to remember lives lost – Sarnia & Lambton County This Week, ON

No, don’t set up a coronavirus victims compensation fund: Workers’ comp is the fairer response – Daily News, NY

April 15, 2020

Employers warned over health and safety amid COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims – The Guardian, AUS

April 13, 2020

Workplace Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Part II: Consequences for Failing to Comply with WorksafeBC Requirements – Mondaq, BC

April 10, 2020

Virus-Related Workers’ Comp Claims May Have Potential In NY – Law 360, NY

April 9, 2020

Workers’ Compensation Goes Virtual Amid Coronavirus Outbreak – Progressive Grocer, IL

April 6, 2020

Province urged to make workers’ compensation automatic for essential employees diagnosed with COVID-19 – Toronto Star, ON

April 5, 2020

Nurses’ union calls for paid sick leave during self-isolation – CTV News, MB

April 2, 2020

Impacts of COVID-19 on Workers’ Compensation – Legal Talk Network, CO

April 1, 2020

WorkSafeBC announce guidance for employers wrestling with COVID-19 – Lexology, CDA

Comp sector faces security risks as it shifts online – Business Insurance, NY

March 31, 2020

Union seeks easier compensation for workers on COVID-19 front – Winnipeg Free Press, MB

COVID-19: WorkSafeBC posts guide on preventing exposure in workplace – Vancouver Sun, BC

Canadians asked to wash mailboxes, keep dogs at bay, to ensure safe mail delivery – Halifax Today, NS

March 30, 2020

WorkSafeBC works with industry to ensure safety – REMI Network, ON

Tribune editorial: Workers comp benefits critical amid pandemic – The Bismark Tribune, ND

The Covid-19 Pandemic Aggravates Disputes Around Gig Work – WIRED, USA

March 28, 2020

‘Officers are scared out there’: Coronavirus hits US police – CityNews, AB

March 26, 2020

WorkSafeBC reminds contractors, employees of rights and obligations around COVID-19 – Journal of Commerce, ON

March 26, 2020

Ottawa to issue new guidelines to keep workers safe during COVID-19 crisis – Toronto Star, ON

March 25, 2020

COVID-19: WorkSafeBC inspectors to enforce virus-transmission prevention at construction sites – Vancouver Sun, BC

‘I’ve never been so stressed’: Health-care workers in COVID-19 battle face PTSD, mental health issues – CBC News, ON

March 20, 2020

Protections sought for Burnaby grocery store employees amid COVID-19 crisis – Burnaby Now, BC

March 19, 2020

What does N.B.’s emergency declaration mean for businesses and workers? – CBC News, NB

Declare grocery store staff essential, provide access to protective gear, Manitoba union says – CBC News, MB

March 16, 2020

Driver Injured in Accident Not Eligible for Workers’ Comp After Failing to Wear Seat Belt – Insurance Journal, CA

Virus Impact on Comp Limited; Some Insurers Pledge to Cover Medical and Emergency Workers – Claims Journal, CA

March 12, 2020

Opinion: How to manage COVID-19 in the workplace – BC Business, BC

March 7, 2020

Minnesota employers need to think past hand sanitizer to protect workplaces from coronavirus’ effects – Star Tribune, MI

March 6, 2020

Governor announces workers’ compensation coverage to include quarantined health workers/first responders – Governor Inslee, WA

New app lets workers attend their workers’ comp hearings remotely – Newsday, NY

March 4, 2020

What happens if your employer tells you to stay home due to COVID-19? – CTV News, ON

What Are Companies’ Legal Obligations Around Coronavirus? – Harvard Business Review, MA

Productive Conversations Take Real Empathy – Harvard Business Review, MA

March 1, 2020

Coronavirus and the Workplace: What if the Boss Says to Stay Home? – New York Times, NY

February 29, 2020

Toronto man hopeful that federal government will fund mental health support for jurors – CBC News, ON

Julia Hearthway: Protecting black lung fund vital – Charleston Gazette-Mail, NC

February 28, 2020

COVID-19: Employer and Employee Rights and Obligations – Clark Wilson, BC

Farm Bureau outreach focused on new farm labor laws – Niagara-Gazette, NY

February 27, 2020

Father of P.E.I. man who fell at a construction site says ‘reality’ setting in, son unlikely to come out of coma – Journal Pioneer, PE

February 25, 2020

Foodora couriers are eligible to join union, labour board rules – CBC News, ON

Worker compensation claims drop in the U.S. with medical marijuana – The London Free Press, ON

February 23, 2020

Injured workers could be forced to pay gap fees for medical treatment – The Sydney Morning Herald, AUS

February 22 2020

WorkSafeBC says review of TNRD bullying/harassment policy part of ‘regular prevention process’ – Kamloops This Week, BC

February 21, 2020

Training doubled for flag people – NTV, NL

February 20, 2020

New and enhanced training for flagpersons, supervisors launching April 1 – CBC News, NL

Students, newcomers advised to think safety when entering the workforce – Coast Reporter, BC

February 19, 2020

At WCB-Alberta, a sense of caring is fundamental – Edmonton Journal, AB

February 18, 2020

Doug Jones Discusses Creating an Engaged Workforce and the Evolution of Workplace Health and Safety – KBRS, NB

10 health & safety takeaways from the cannabis industry – WSPS, ON

February 14, 2020

Medical marijuana linked to small decline in workers’ comp claims – Bizwomen, CA

February 12, 2020

Firefighter occupational disease coverage expanded – Yorkton This Week, SK

Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board among Saskatchewan’s winning employers – HR Reporter, SK

Workers’ Compensation Claims Decline In States With Medical Marijuana, Study Shows – Marijuana Moment, NY

February 9, 2020

‘First responders of the internet’: Local content moderators sue Facebook, Cognizant over lacking mental health support – WTSP, FL

February 7, 2020

Access to medical marijuana tied to reduced workers’ comp claims – National Post, ON

Halifax firefighters call for expanded cancer coverage – The Signal, NS

February 6, 2020

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: The Health and Safety Excellence program – building a safer Ontario – Daily Commercial News, ON

February 4, 2020

Exceptions to the Historic Compromise? Director Liability Under Provincial Workers’ Compensation Regimes – Fasken, ON

New regulations for Alberta farmers and ranchers now in effect – Everything Grande Prairie, AB

Column: Drivers not slowing down and moving over, putting road workers at risk – Lake Country Calendar, BC

Site C dam’s main builder fined almost $1M for ‘high risk’ worker safety violations – CBC News, BC

The future is now: how exoskeletons are changing Canada’s construction industry – CBC News, NS

February 3, 2020

Survivor benefits affirmed to fiancé, baby – Business Insurance, NY

February 1, 2020

Australia: The current bushfires and workers compensation – Bartier Perry, AUS

January 31, 2020

Saskatchewan launches new innovative safety strategy – Journal of Commerce, ON

January 29, 2020

First of its kind mental health app for police officers launches in Halton Region – CBC News, ON 

January 24, 2020

PODCAST: Data sharing protects workers – OHS Canada, ON

‘It’s really tragic’: why are coalminers still dying from black lung disease? – The Guardian, UK

January 23, 2020

WorkSafe: Sechelt woman hopes 4-year fight for compensation leads to change – Coast Reporter, BC

January 21, 2020

Flurry of marijuana bills could add complexity for comp, employers – Business Insurance, NY

Worker’s nail gun to head intentional: Nebraska Supreme Court – Business Insurance, NY

January 20, 2020

Manitoba group addresses road safety for workers – OHS Canada, MB

January 19, 2020

New website in the works to help Nova Scotia first responders with PTSD – The Signal, NS

January 18, 2020

New workers’ compensation rates confusing, says business chamber – NWT News North, NT

January 17, 2020

Why driving to work is killing Manitobans – CTV News, MB

City of Fernie sues refrigeration company over 2017 ammonia leak at hockey arena that killed three workers – Business in Vancouver, BC

Marijuana on the job: Some new twists in drug testing – The Press-Enterprise, CA

January 13, 2020

New Jersey Employee Wins Medical Marijuana Cost Reimbursement – Bloomberg Law, NJ

Justices Won’t Confront, for Now, Scope of Excessive Fines Clause – National Law Journal, NY

For public safety workers in Minnesota, PTSD among most expensive workers’ comp claims – InForum, MD

January 11, 2020

New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund Implementing High-Deductable Workers’ Comp Plan – Paulick Report, KY

January 8, 2020

Houlton police receive safety grant – The County, ME

Could new laws designed to protect gig workers actually hurt them? – USA Today, NY