Finds worker's account of coworkers watching and reporting on her amounted to interpersonal conflict, not bullying
A workers' compensation tribunal has dismissed a worker's claim that being investigated over misconduct allegations left her with a compensable mental disorder.
In a decision dated July 16, 2026, Christopher Ramsay, vice-chair at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) in B.C., denied the appeal, upholding a Review Division ruling that a youth care worker's psychological injury did not meet the threshold for compensation under the Workers Compensation Act.
The worker, the lead at a youth care facility, returned from personal leave in July 2024 to find a colleague she supervised was not taking direction and was complaining about her to management. After she flagged a medication discrepancy involving him in early August, the employer took her off work over a safety complaint without giving details.
At a virtual meeting that October, she was told she was facing accusations of locking herself in the office, using drugs at work, giving youth money to buy drugs, appearing high, and having small bags of powder believed to contain drugs found on-site.
Two investigations followed: one by a third-party agency the employer hired to avoid any appearance of bias, and one by the provincial ministry responsible for the vulnerable youth in the facility's care. The agency found no proof the drugs belonged to the worker, though it...
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