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Disability Management

Psychological injuries: know your exposure

Dear Blue Collar, A probationary new-hire just filed a claim for PTSD after our office fire alarm sounded. WCB said something about a ‘thin-skull’ rule,

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November 22, 2020
Business

Legislative Briefing: Bill 47 Overview

As Blue Collar has been reporting, WCB suffered a $250M loss in 2019 following the passage of Bill 30. Shortfalls of this magnitude are what

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November 18, 2020
Legal

WCB approves PTSD claim triggered by office fire alarm

Dear Blue Collar, The wheels are falling off the world. A probationary new-hire just filed a claim for PTSD after our office fire alarm sounded.

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November 2, 2020
News

Canadians’ mental health plumbing new lows

‘Social isolation can transform a mouse’s brain. Among other behaviours, mice kept alone for two weeks become hypersensitive to a threat, freezing, and staying that

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October 27, 2020
Bullying and Harassment

WCB claim arises from alleged bullying

Dear Blue Collar, Q: One of our veteran workers is getting on in age. She’s very experienced and we’d like her knowledge transmitted to an

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October 19, 2020
Disability Management

Canada’s Mental Health Care system overwhelmed

Dear Blue Collar, I hope you’ll share my story. To all those in favour of public health care — who say the rich can just

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October 19, 2020
Disability Management

Reasonable accommodation: What WCB expects of you

Dear Blue Collar, One of our guys, known to be a heavy drinker, was injured on the job after consuming alcoholic beverages. WCB accepted the

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October 16, 2020
Disability Management

The role of the body in psychotherapy

The aphorism, “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he,” speaks to the power of thought in molding and shaping our inner lives.

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October 2, 2020
Psych injuries

COVID-19 Support: Your mental wellbeing

In this second coming of COVID, business outcomes will hinge on how well, both physically and mentally, employees ride out the remainder of this storm.

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October 1, 2020
Disability Management

Disability management and the stoic roots of CBT

It’s uncommon knowledge that the most effective form of psychological therapy was handed down by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an

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October 1, 2020
Disability Management

The second coming of COVID; how employers can prepare

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental

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October 1, 2020
News

Canadians’ mental health trending downward

Morneau Shepell is Canada’s leading source of the latest mental health metrics. Their Mental Health Index™ (MHI) provides a measure of the current mental health

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September 17, 2020
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