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Migrant worker deeming case celebration

November 13, 2023

In a landmark decision Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) recently ruled that the WSIB’s practice of ending compensation to migrant farm workers after 12 weeks, sometimes less, without regard for their individual circumstances was inappropriate. The Tribunal reinstated loss…

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A new resource for B.C.’s injured workers

November 13, 2023

IWRAP (Injured Workers Research & Advocacy Project) has just launched a new website (https://wcbadvocacybc.ca/) for injured workers, their advocates and a better compensation system in B.C. Spearheaded by lawyer and workers’ compensation expert Janet Patterson and endorsed by the B.C.…

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A serious anniversary on Halloween : 110 years of workers’ compensation law

October 30, 2023

On October 31st, while our children and grandchildren trick or treat, injured and ill workers will be remembering Chief Justice William Meredith’s report to the Ontario Legislature that created our workers’ compensation system. This was the first piece of social legislature, preceding…

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Important notice: Oxy Addiction Class Action settlement

October 19, 2023

Do you know someone who was on OxyContin or OxyNEO? There is a Canadian class action on behalf of people who were prescribed OxyContin or OxyNEO anytime between January 1, 1996, and February 28, 2017 and became addicted. A $20 million settlement…

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Occupational disease – making the link between work and health – review (& ODRA response)

October 19, 2023

Update Oct 30: Responding to the landscape review, the Occupational Disease Reform Alliance acknowledges the work done but regrets the resulting report “misses the point entirely” when it comes to problems with the WSIB’s occupational disease recognition system. See “Another government report…

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WSIAT Decision 971/23: Reimbursement for medical marijuana

August 19, 2023

A recent decision by Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) confirms the circumstance under which an injured worker may be reimbursed for the cost of medical cannabis. It has an interesting connection to the very first case that allowed reimbursement…

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ONIWG court challenge to WSIB Cost of Living Adjustment

July 25, 2023

When the rate of inflation rose sharply in the late 1960’s and 70’s permanently injured workers on fixed pensions saw the value of their pension drop sharply due to the increased cost of living. In 1985 injured workers won a long fought…

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WSIB’s appeal process consultation – why it matters, what you can do

June 28, 2023

Although the WSIB Operational Review report (2020) confirmed that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s appeals process can be slow and complicated, the solutions proposed by KPMG’s 2022 Value for Money Audit of the Dispute Resolution and Appeal Process being considered in…

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Watch ONIWG vs the WSIB in court Monday

June 23, 2023

ONIWG is taking the WSIB to court on Monday at 10:00 am over the cost of living adjustments. To observe the court hearing, go to the zoom website: https://zoom.us/join * enter the Meeting ID: 692 8645 7863 * enter the Passcode: 477865…

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Delivering the message

June 4, 2023

Injured workers and their allies came out in force in Toronto, London, Thunder Bay, Windsor this past Thursday for the 40th anniversary of Injured Workers Day. Among the many speeches and interviews a clear message was delivered to the government and…

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