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ONIWG: Board’s positive spin on poverty report misplaced

September 3, 2015

On its website, the WSIB website is highlighting the key finding of a recently published Institute for Work & Health study (Final Report on Work Injury and Poverty: Investigating Prevalence across Programs and Over Time ) as being that “there is…

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Women’s health & the workplace

August 26, 2015

Some recent discussions on the role of gender and tasks as they affect the working experiences of women… Canadian researchers Katherine Lippel and Karen Messing were among presenters at the International Conference “Women’s Work & Health” held March 2015 in Brussels. Organized…

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“Isolated all the time – frustrated and angry”

August 26, 2015

“36 years spent in poverty and pain, injured worker says” (CBC News, Aug. 18, 2015) Fred Palmer still lives with the chronic pain, financial and mental health aftermath of serious injuries sustained while working on a railway in northern Ontario over three…

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Awaiting appeals

August 3, 2015

Appeal backlogs and delays, appointee terms, reconsideration powers … some of the issues facing Canadian workers’ compensation appeals tribunals. On Tuesday, the Ontario Ombudsman’s 2014-2015 Annual Report highlighted two matters of concern regarding the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT). Ontario…

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Revived Meredith Commission reports

July 28, 2015

“My Compensation Will End on My 65th Birthday When My Brain Injury Goes Away”: The Revived Sir William Meredith Royal Commission Final Report has been delivered! Presented to the Joint OFL/ONIWG Workers’ Compensation Conference in June by Robert Storey, the report marks…

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Worker with disability in toxic environment failed by system

July 24, 2015

“Forced out by a broken system: my endless battle for workplace safety” (RankAndFile.ca, July 23, 2015) A worker with a permanent disability, enduring persistent psychological harassment and threats of physical violence, recounts her efforts through multiple means and agencies to gain what…

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Adding insult to injury

July 18, 2015

“Northumberland legal centre wants to hear WSIB complaints” / Valerie MacDonald (Northumberland Today, Jul. 16, 2015) “Clients say the WSIB staff are rude to them, treat them as if they are only pretending they cannot work, (and) harass them about seeking jobs…

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Study a wake-up call

July 6, 2015

The workplace is the site of 18 to 28% of serious injuries suffered by Canadian adults. In Ontario, while most WSIB claims involve no or little lost time, nearly 15,000 injured workers a year have a recognized permanent impairment. However the current…

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Monitoring the media?

June 27, 2015

Is the media providing a fair and accurate portrayal of injured workers and workers’ compensation? And how do their representations shape public opinion? A recent study and an offensive cartoon give cause for concern. In their article “If It Bleeds, It …

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Worker rights in the changing workplace

June 24, 2015

With three public consultations already held in the GTA and Ottawa, the Ministry of Labour’s Changing Workplaces Review moves to Guelph tomorrow. The Review, led by special advisors, C. Michael Mitchell, and the Honourable John C. Murray, is looking at how the…

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