4 Most Common Workers’ Comp Claims in Local Restaurants
Most local restaurants can be classified as small businesses unless, of course, they are a franchise of a national chain. With that…
Most local restaurants can be classified as small businesses unless, of course, they are a franchise of a national chain. With that…
Photographs ByCédric Gerbehaye Text byNina Strochlic Published January 25, 2022 • 9 min read Six months ago, thick paper was taped to…
A central Albertan town is experiencing a major economic boost from three major energy projects underway nearby.Mayor Kevin Zahara says Edson was hit hard after the oil market crash of 2015. (Kory Lynn Siegers/CBC)A central Albertan town is experiencing a major economic boost from three major energy projects underway nearby. Edson, Alta., 200 kilometres west…
Mayfield, Kentucky — Several workers injured when a candle factory here was decimated by a tornado Friday night are suing the candle maker,…
People who drive or deliver for app platforms in Ontario such as Uber, Lyft and Skip the Dishes are calling on Premier Doug Ford’s government to grant them basic workers’ rights by classifying them as employees.People who drive and deliver for apps such as Uber and DoorDash are calling on the Ontario government to grant them…
Amazon warehouse employees and contract delivery drivers working for the e-commerce giant say that when they complained about increasingly difficult working conditions during the pandemic or tried to unionize, they faced retaliation and unfair practices from the online retailer.Amazon has 16 warehouses, which it calls fulfilment centres, in Canada and more are being built. (Thomas…
Food delivery workers in New York City have been assaulted and robbed on the job. At least 10 were killed while working…
Hundreds of health care workers at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri will soon be equipped with personal panic buttons, following a…
When you think of workplace injuries, the physical ones caused by operating heavy and dangerous machinery might come to mind. But worker’s compensation boards across Canada are seeing increases in invisible injury claims.The Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board says it accepted more psychological injury claims last year than ever before. (Andrew Robulack/Yukon Workers’ Compensation…
A recently promoted tweet from Apple caught my eye regarding the company’s digital mapping efforts in three major Canadian cities. In an…