The CSST’s board of directors determined the average contribution rate for employers in 2013, which will be set at $2.08 per $100 of payroll or $0.05 less than in 2012.

A custodian started work at a new school that required more mopping. After her hands started to fall asleep and go numb, she filed a workers’ comp claim for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, which was denied. But the Tribunal ruled that her condition was covered …

A worker got an email from her manager that contained previous emails of a discussion between two managers, including personal and disrespectful comments about her. She was so upset she took time off of work for medical treatment for an adjustment disorder. Her workers’ comp …

If a worker is injured in the office, plant, factory or other area controlled by the employer, that injury is usually covered by workers’ comp. But what if a worker suffers an injury while working from home?

Obesity costs employers more than smokers, according to a study in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Researchers analyzed the incremental costs of smoking and obesity among more than 30,000 Mayo Clinic workers and retirees with continuous health insurance coverage between 2001 and …

WorkSafeNB released the 2011 year-end results. Highlights:

8,751 companies were inspected
6,782 orders were issued
Overall lost time accident frequency for companies that were targeted for intervention decreased by 18.9% since 2010 and 32% since the program’s inaugural year of 2001
Musculoskeletal injuries were down 3% for all industries …

A Quebec Commission has concluded that a teleworker suffered a work-related injury while retrieving a briefcase of documents from the trunk of her car on arriving at home after her workday.

The Arthurs Commission released its final report. Here’s an overview of the Commission’s recommendations.

In response to the release of the final report from the Arthurs Commission on the WSIB, the MOL said that it would establish a new regulation under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act to require the WSIB’s insurance fund to reach a sufficiency of 60% …

Bill 14 was introduced in the BC legislative assembly on Nov. 3, 2011 and addresses workers’ comp coverage of mental stress claims. On May 2, the government tabled amendments to Bill 14, which include:

Revised wording from “mental stress” to “mental disorder”
A revised requirement for a …