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Backgrounder: Why are injured workers expecting cuts?
Statements on the public record explain why injured workers see benefit cuts coming.
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Commentary on the new WSIB “narcotics strategy”
In response to the new policy on restricting long acting narcotic pain killers, why the Board is not proposing alternative treatment but instead is leaving injured workers to fend for themselves
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Restoring full cost of living adjustment: facts and figures
Paper challenges Board’s contention it is not in a financial position to commit to paying full COLA to benefits permanently – using WSIB’s own statistics on reduced average injured workers’ benefits (due to inflation); net refunds to employers and reduced premiums.
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Workers’ income pre- and post-injury
Chart showing impact of injury on annual personal income (from ONIWG 2009 Injured workers and poverty survey)
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Impacts of workplace injury: key findings
Stark statistics from the 2009 Injured workers and Poverty survey.
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Injured Workers and Poverty Survey 2009 : Impacts of workplace injury
Is this what Justice Meredith envisioned? A study of the economic and social impacts of workplace injury and illness.
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Bright Lights Presentation to WCB/WSIB Chair and President
Questions on how the economic downturn will affect the Board’s financial targets and unfunded liability; is the WCB also looking at policies and practices that recognize the impact recession will have on employment availability, already low, for injured workers?
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Does permanent impairment from a workplace accident increase the risk of marital breakup?
ONIWG Research presentation on Canadian study conducted by the Research Action Alliance on the Consequences of Work Injury into the impact of stress on the family.
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RAACWI Challenges workshop
Overview of the RAACWI project presented to ONIWG Plenary.
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2007 – 2008 Injured workers annual report
Report to share news of injured workers’ events, action and research (sponsored by the Research Action Alliance on the Consequences of Work Injury).
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