B.C. expanded workplace compensation for mental-health issues in 2012, leading to nearly 9,000 claims registered with WorkSafe B.C. by the end of 2015.
It’s still “a small percentage of all of the injuries we deal with,” but the move reflects the legislation, the changing nature of work and declining stigma about psychological versus physical disabilities, said Jennifer Leyen, a WorkSafe B.C. director.
KATHERINE DEDYNA – Times Colonist – April 03, 2016.
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