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Caring for the seriously injured?

July 4, 2016

“Fewer workers getting help for ‘serious injuries,’ statistics show” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Jul. 3, 2016) “The number of workers accepted into [the WSIB’s] serious injury program that dramatically improves their access to medical care has been cut by more than…

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Supreme Court ruling on scientific certainty

June 26, 2016

“Supreme Court finds in favour of medical workers who claim cancer caused by workplace” / (Toronto Star, Jun. 24, 2016) In a 6-1 decision (2016 SCC 25) released Friday, the top court upheld BC Workers Compensation Appeals Tribunal 2010 and…

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Calling for changes in appeal time limits

June 19, 2016

In a letter to the Attorney of General and Minister of Labour, lawyers Michael S. Green, Ellen R. Lipes, Gary Newhouse and Peter Bird, call for reforms which, at a minimum, establish a single, long duration time limit in each WSIB…

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Before the Legislature adjourned

June 13, 2016

Injured workers, the WSIB and occupational safety were topics addressed several times this month in the Legislature before it adjourned on June 9th. June 1st (Injured Workers Day) in the Assembly saw Percy Hatfield (MPP Windsor-Tecumseh) challenge the government’s record on workers’…

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Drastic changes in health care provided for injured workers’ recovery

June 10, 2016

“WSIB critics say spending cuts are ‘devastating’ injured workers” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, June 10, 2016) Since 2009 spending on drug benefits has declined by almost 30%, according to an open letter to be delivered, during today’s Provincial Day of Action…

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Day of Action : Injured workers demand better health care from WSIB

June 10, 2016

Press release: Injured workers are holding Ontario’s workers’ compensation system to account. In a provincial Day of Action today across 7 cities in Ontario, organized by Injured Workers Action for Justice together with injured worker groups and supporters, they will be delivering…

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This shameful agenda must be exposed and reversed…

May 31, 2016

“WSIB’s Reforms: Smoke, mirrors and broken workers” / Orlando Buonastella & Kathrin Furniss (Rankandfile.ca, May 31, 2016) While there has been recent widespread media coverage of the way in which the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board systematically ignores the opinion of injured…

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In the House

May 31, 2016

Percy Hatfield, MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh, rose in the House Monday to recognize Richard Hudon, Peter Page and the Justice for Injured Workers Ride which began in his riding on May 25th. He also encouraged fellow members, if they hadn’t made lunch plans,…

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A Miracle on Front St

May 30, 2016

Ontario’s Workplace and Safety Insurance Board presents … A Miracle on Front St. The WSIB’s annual benefits payment to workers have been reduced by over $800 million a year since 2009, from $3.2 billion to $2.4 billion in 2014. They expect to…

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CFIB legislative proposals – no reason for WSIB to cheer

May 30, 2016

A statement released May 27 by CEO Elizabeth Witmer and President Tom Teahen declares the WSIB is pleased by recognition of its service improvements by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). This is detailed in “Assessing Ontario’s Workers’ Compensation: Progress to …

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