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Questioning the state of administrative justice in Ontario’s workers’ compensation

October 15, 2015

A new series of articles by Ron Ellis Q.C., noted administrative law practitioner, academic and former Appeals Tribunal Chair, focuses on justice issues and disrespect for the rule of law in Ontario’s workers’ compensation administrative justice system. In the first, “Tribunal …

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“You don’t know what it’s like…”

October 12, 2015

The UK effort to get the disabled off benefits has had a horrific impact on people deemed fit to work. Decisions to cut benefits by authorities like the WSIB can have much more than a financial impact. As many injured workers will…

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Rating the proposed Framework

October 8, 2015

Responding to the expansion and further entrenchment of experience rating in the proposed WSIB Rate Framework reforms, injured worker groups and their advocates have provided their objections and recommended alternatives in submissions to the ongoing Consultation The proposed rate framework conceptualizes the…

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Remembering Terence Ison

October 8, 2015

The staff of Injured Workers’ Consultants were saddened by news of the recent death of Terence Ison. We join the legal and injured worker community in wishing to recognize his lifelong and unique contribution to the development of law and policy and…

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Reading up on Justice for Injured Workers

October 1, 2015

A reminder – If you’re not on the mailing list for ONIWG’s “Justice for Injured Workers” newspaper or picked up a copy at the Labour Day parade, the September issue is now available. Find here news from injured worker groups around the…

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Register for Bancroft Research to Action Workshop on Poverty

October 1, 2015

The role of research (its use and misuse) in shaping public policy and public opinion affects injured workers in very concrete ways. It is a topic addressed in the upcoming Bancroft Institute session which will focus on Workers’ Compensation and Poverty:…

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The Changing Workplaces Review & the injured worker

September 28, 2015

The Injured Workers’ Consultants Community Legal Clinic has, in its submissions to the ongoing Changing Workplaces Review, asked for the experience and perspective of injured workers to be taken into account in reforming the employment standards regime. The Sep. 18 IWC …

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Denied claimant supports fired medical consultant

September 28, 2015

“WSIB lawsuit: Fired hospital worker details struggles after losing his claim: Doctor who assessed Shawn McCabe claims she was pressured to alter her medical opinion” / Jacques Gallant (Toronto Star, Sep. 26, 2015) The injured hospital worker at the heart…

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Peterborough workers fighting back against rejected claims

September 21, 2015

“Group holds public meeting to fight back against rejected WSIB claims by ill General Electric workers ” / Jessica Nyznik (Peterborough Examiner, Sep. 17, 2015) Occupational and Environmental Health Coalition-Peterborough meeting with former GE employees, many of whose claims (including asbestosis and…

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Twitter for your injured workers group – social (justice) media

September 15, 2015

Online social networking can be an easy way (especially for those with limited mobility but access to a computer or mobile device) to keep in touch with other injured workers or to find out what’s happening with people or topics that matter…

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