Healthcare workers make up about 32 per cent of all claims, but most of them were denied because of negative tests or the individual was deemed to have caught COVID-19 outside of their workplace.

The expanded coverage will provide professional and volunteer firefighters in Saskatchewan presumptive coverage for 15 types of cancer, along with heart injury.

WorkSafe Saskatchewan says asbestos-related diseases remain the leading cause of work-related deaths in the province.

The Saskatchewan government said the province’s 6,500 volunteer firefighters will have access to the same presumptive coverage as their professional counterparts.

There were 48 workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan during 2018 — an increase of 78 per cent from 2017.

Michael Swan filed the lawsuit in Alberta Court of Queen's Bench late last year seeking damages for lost compensation and benefits, improper paycheque deductions and in lieu of reasonable notice.

As of Dec. 3 there have been 47 work related fatalities in Saskatchewan this year, and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour are calling on new regulation.

UFred enters partnership with WCB to develop educational programs that help Saskatchewan employers protect the psychological health of their workers.

First responders in Nova Scotia will no longer have to prove their PTSD is work-related.

Saskatchewan’s ombudsman has completed her investigation into complaints made against the Workers Compensation Board and the Ministry of Justice by a La Loche school shooting victim.