The potential hazards of a workplace are highly varied, and may even be unique to a particular profession or location. As such, what defines a workplace injury can be equally varied. In fact, some conditions that result from work hazards are not visible to the naked...
Trusted Legal Advisors In The Modern Workplace
Workplace Injuries
Not every workplace injury is the result of an accident
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Dec 16, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
There are many common causes of injury at work. These include slips and falls, hazardous equipment, and dangerous work sites. However, some workplace injury sources may not be immediately obvious to an outsider. Several Vancouver-area nurses are entirely too aware of...
Man suffers severe workplace injury; employer hit with fine
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Dec 2, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
When heavy equipment and heavy products are present at a work site, safety should be on every worker's mind. ALthough laws are in place to protect the rights of workers in Canada, they need to be observed in order to be effective. A serious workplace injury was the...
Severe workplace injury leads man on crusade to protect others
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Nov 21, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
Young workers make up a significant portion of the workforce. Unfortunately, they are just as prone to accidents as any other workers, and maybe more so due to their relative lack of experience in their chosen fields. For one young man in the Vancouver area, a normal...
Tow-truck driver suffers workplace injury on Highway 1
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Oct 14, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
Hazardous conditions may be present at any job site. For those whose work takes them out on the streets and highways of British Columbia, however, there is an extra element of danger present at all times. A recent accident in which a tow-truck driver suffered a...
Man suffers workplace injury when trench collapses; charges laid
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Oct 10, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
Sometimes the wheels of justice turn slowly, especially when multiple parties are involved and investigations need to be conducted. When the incident in question involves a workplace injury, facts have to be gathered by both sides, and the resulting documents can be...
Television shoot is the scene of a workplace injury in Vancouver
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Sep 14, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
The film and television industry is a major source of employment in Vancouver and across British Columbia. Those working in the field have the opportunity to do what they love right in their own province. Unfortunately, just as in any industry, a workplace injury...
City worker suffers workplace injury at Surrey park
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Sep 6, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
No one goes to work expecting to be hurt. However, the possibility of a workplace injury occurring is present for anyone, and so safeguards to minimize the risk should be in place. In recent local news, an unusual work-related accident occurred in metropolitan...
Unsafe working conditions alleged in Fort McMurray fire cleanup
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Jun 20, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
A story has surfaced in the BC media of allegations that safety may have been compromised for workers hired to clean ash that was generated in the Fort McMurray wild fires. The allegations of one employee from BC are of great concern. According to news reports,...
BC Supreme Court decides workers’ compensation bullying claim
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Jun 1, 2016 | Workplace Injuries
On May 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of British Columbia rendered a decision in a workers' compensation case that is getting media attention in the Vancouver area. The Court sent the case back to the Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal ("WCAT") requiring that entity...