“Mental health… is probably one of the most common workplace injuries and sometimes one of the most difficult to deal with.”
So says Dianne Rideout, in discussing B.C.’s expanded list of recognized occupations falling under a presumption of work causation for mental disorders.
The presumption fast-tracks the claims process with WorkSafeBC and provides certain workers with faster access to treatment and workers’ compensation benefits, says the partner in the employment and labour group at Cassels in Vancouver.
