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ARTICLE · 16 JULY 2019

Did You Know That Anxiety Could Soon Be Recognized As An Occupational Illness?

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Quebec's Minister of Labour, Mr. Jean Boulet, recently announced his intention to launch a wide-ranging workshop aimed at the modernization

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Quebec's Minister of Labour, Mr. Jean Boulet, recently announced his intention to launch a wide-ranging workshop aimed at the modernization of the entirety of the province's occupational health and safety regime.

Beginning this fall, numerous aspects of Quebec's laws on prevention and indemnification of workers will be overhauled. This is promising news, as several processes, particularly for challenging decisions of the CNESST, the government insurer for Quebec workers and employers, are cumbersome and definitely in need of revision.

However, employers are well advised to monitor developments closely. Among other initiatives, Minister Boulet has signalled his intention to add work-related psychological illnesses to the list of officially recognized occupational illnesses.

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