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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

has seen a doubling of maternal mortality rates from 2002 to 2018, with a significant racial disparity affecting Black women. A question that often comes up is whether employers need to support women’s health and what role they should play. Nearly 30,000 US-based Amazon employees have benefited from family-building support so far.

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Issue Commentary: Is Firing Retaliatory Where Injury Prevents Return to Work?

The Workcomp Writer

Some would argue that the ability of an employer to fire an injured employee because he or she is still recuperating from the injury and, therefore, incapable of performing the required tasks of the job is adding insult to injury. The employer can still face continuing liability under the respective Workers’ Compensation Act.

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Mental Injuries- Part 3: Implications for Disability Insurers and Workers’ Compensation

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

I accept the following as a fundamental principle for workers’ compensation: If work is the cause of injury and disability, then the compensation and treatment should be funded by the employer. million workers (about 95% of the employed workforce) and 280,000 employers in a province of about 5.5 Coverage extends to about 2.7