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Is it reasonable to fault an employer for animal attacks?
Last week, Crown prosecutors in the Yukon stayed charges against Yellowknife based company Aurora Geosciences, which was charged by the Workers' Compensation Board for failing to adequately train an employee killed by a bear while doing fieldwork. The case was thrown out after new – still undisclosed – information was brought forward. Should companies be held responsible when employees working outdoors are attacked by wild animals?


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