A vast majority of Alberta employers shy away from disputing WCB entitlement decisions. A recent decision (No. 020-0262) rendered by the Appeals Commission underscores the
Blue Collar Consulting, in tandem with Shift OHS Inc., offers Canada’s only integrated OHS, WCB, and disability management solution, encompassing: -24/7 drug & alcohol testing
Dear Blue Collar, To what extent are employers required to accommodate addiction? One of our guys had his driver’s license revoked and he tells me
Major motion picture ‘Gattaca’, a mid 90’s cult classic, depicts a dystopian future in which genetically-enhanced elites rule over lesser “organic” humans. Some 25 years
Edmonton police responded to nearly 4,000 residential break-ins in Edmonton last year. This means a home or garage break-in occurs every two hours, Det. Dan
Question from a Blue Collar follower: Dear Blue Collar, We’re being lied to by one of our employees. Our ‘disabled’ worker was caught playing golf,
New data from across Canada confirms that drug and alcohol abuse is spiking during the pandemic. “We tell people coping with addiction not to isolate”,
Psychological claims stemming from toxic workplaces, excessive workload, and interpersonal conflicts (i.e. bullying/ harassment/racism) were up nearly 3000 percent before the pandemic struck. COVID-19 has
The investigation of an allegedly culturally unsafe workplace will impact workers’ compensation boards across Canada. According to WorkSafeBC, “the worker (in this case) accused her
Perched on the edge of a cavernous pool nested within NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, Leland Melvin mentally prepared to take the plunge. Dressed in a
In the blockbuster hit Limitless, Bradley Cooper plays a 30-something, down-and-out writer. As the story goes, the aspiring author—after years of struggle and privation and
Dear Blue Collar, Q: Last year one of our male employees brushed up against a female colleague while passing behind her through a narrow corridor.
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