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Show All News Posts >When is an administrative penalty just too much? In a recent win for Hooper Law, the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal held that WorkSafeBC’s penalties should match the employer’s moral blameworthiness, tossing a $150,000 penalty for a violation that posed no actual risk to workers.
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Hooper Law successfully appealed a $150,000 penalty for an employer after WorkSafeBC alleged the employer had failed to adequately train and supervises its workers regarding working near overhead power lines.
Hooper Law recently obtained an order from the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal (“WCAT”) setting aside a $153,000 penalty WorkSafeBC had issued against a prime contractor. The case involved an alleged violation of the obligation to protect other employers’ workers.
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