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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…
Occupational disease – making the link between work and health – review (& ODRA response)
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…
WSIAT Decision 971/23: Reimbursement for medical marijuana
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
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
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
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…
Delivering the message
Injured Workers Day.
Among the many speeches and interviews a clear message was delivered to the government and…
Injured workers and their allies came out in force in Toronto, London, Thunder Bay, Windsor this past Thursday for the 40th anniversary of 40 years ago, over 3,000 injured workers gathered…
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… on the lawn at Queen’s Park outside the Legislative Assembly. Why? In 1980 the Conservative government launched a government inquiry, led by Harvard professor Paul Weiler, into Ontario’s workers’ compensation system.
Although injured worker groups had…
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What do the KPMG recommendations on WSIB appeals process mean for injured workers?
Following a community consultation, Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers Support Group and Injured Workers’ Community Legal Clinic have called for a meeting with the Ombudsman to address the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s response to key recommendations made by the KPMG …
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Our recommendations on the WSIB’s communicable illnesses draft policy
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recently created a draft policy on Communicable Illnesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; although, the policy is not specific to COVID-19. Submissions were requested from the worker and employer communities and will be…
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