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PTSD compensation for first responders

April 6, 2016

“Ontario recognizes PTSD as work-related for first responders” / Rob Ferguson (Toronto Star, Apr. 5, 2016) With all-party support, Bill 163, Supporting Ontario’s First Responders Act (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), 2016 was passed into law Tuesday. The amendment to the Workplace Safety and…

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Community support with income tax preparation

March 28, 2016

The deadline for most who are reporting 2015 personal income is fast approaching – April 30, 2106. Injured workers who need free help to file their income tax returns might wish to contact one of the many Volunteer Tax Preparation Clinics available…

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Time to change the austerity agenda?

March 28, 2016

For at least the last five years, the Ontario Government and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) have been operating the province’s workers compensation system with a clear cost-saving mandate. In large part, this has been in line with a…

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Union calls for end to age discrimination in workers’ compensation

March 25, 2016

“Older workers want ‘fairness’ – Sudbury union” / Carol Mulligan (Sudbury Star, Mar. 22, 2016) When the government in 2006 abolished the mandatory retirement age of 65, it left other legislation tied to the former mandatory age to be dealt with at…

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WSIB’s new surveillance guideline still problematic

March 22, 2016

(Guest post by Maryth Yachnin and Ivana Petricone, IAVGO Community Legal Clinic) Through public concern, the work of the Human Rights Legal Challenges Working Group and the intervention of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the WSIB was convinced to revoke its previous…

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An important step, but more is needed to address mental health needs

March 22, 2016

In its “Submission” to the Standing Committee on Social Policy considering Bill 163, Injured Workers’ Consultants supports the amendment to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act adding a presumption that diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in first responders is work-related. It also…

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Injured worker’s human rights complaint launched on International Day for Elimination of Racism

March 21, 2016

“Migrant farm worker launches discrimination complaint against WSIB” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Mar. 21, 2016) Robert Sulph, a seasonal farm worker for 24 years in Ontario, suffered life-threatening injuries in August 2013 when a defective saw almost sliced his neck open…

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Professor Reuben Hasson

March 16, 2016

It is with great sadness that we share news that Professor Reuben Hasson passed away on March 15th, 2016. He was greatly respected and loved by the thousands of law students who attended his classes and he instilled a strong sense of…

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Rate Framework Consultation downplays (dismisses?) worker concerns

March 16, 2016

Since 2013, the WSIB has been engaged in what they call a “Rate Framework Consultation.” In simpler language, this means that the Board is planning on changing some of the specifics of the way that your compensation system is funded.…

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“Leading woman” injured worker activist receives well-deserved honour

March 14, 2016

On Sunday March 13, Maryam Nazemi was presented with the “Leading Women” award by Richmond Hill MPP and Liberal cabinet minister Reza Moridi. The community leadership award recognizes Maryam’s untiring work to have all workers of Ontario covered by the protection of…

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