What is the current state of the law on workplace injuries under the BC Workers’ Compensation Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from WCAT-2012-01759 (Re), 2012 CanLII 55113 (BC WCAT):
The Act does not require that a worker’s employment be the sole cause of his or her personal injury. It is well-established that the accepted injury need not be the only cause or even the most significant cause of a subsequent injury or condition, for the subsequent injury or condition to be compensable (Chima v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, 2009 BCSC 1574, Schulmeister v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2007 BCSC 1580).
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