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OFL / ONIWG 2015 march & conference – registration open

April 13, 2015

The Ontario Network of Injured Worker Groups and Ontario Federation of Labour are joining forces June 1-2 to honour 100 years of workers’ compensation in Ontario – and collaborate on strengthening it for present-day and future injured workers. The rally on Injured …

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Guide for physicians in assisting injured workers with WSIB issues

April 8, 2015

The Ontario Legal Clinics Workers’ Compensation Network has produced a pamphlet for physicians assisting patients with work related injury or illness. You are welcome to print or share “How to Assist Injured Workers – A Guide for Physicians in Ontario” with health…

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Asbestos awareness

April 1, 2015

April 1-7 marks National Asbestos Awareness Week in the United States. With National Day of Mourning approaching (April 28th), it is a timely reminder that asbestos is far and away the leading cause of occupational death in Canada, accounting for 2,268 deaths…

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Justice for Injured Workers bike ride / Premier cycleton for June 1st rally

March 22, 2015

Long-time injured worker activists Richard Hudon and Peter Page will set out May 25th on the first Justice for Injured Workers bike ride. Richard was injured over fifty years ago and is well-known, not only for his advocacy and support for fellow…

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Bancroft discussion to focus on role of doctors

March 21, 2015

The Bancroft Institute has announced details of its upcoming May 14 Policy & Research Discussion session – “How Characteristics of Workers’ Compensation Systems Affect Doctors: A Comparative Study of Québec and Ontario”. Keynote speakers Katherine Lippel (Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa),…

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New reports on destructive trends – a look south of the border

March 10, 2015

“Insult to Injury”, a 4-part joint investigative series by ProPublica and NPR (National Public Radio) takes an in-depth look at the decimation of workers’ comp in the United States. Using statistical and official documentary evidence, it also lays bare through injured workers’…

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Medical decisionmaking – who is in control?

March 1, 2015

When a clinical neurologist went public last year over dealings with the Nova Scotia WCB (CBC News Oct. 10, 2014) that she termed “appallingly disturbing”, she raised an issue that often confronts injured workers, leaving them “between a rock and a hard…

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All parties recognize RSI Awareness Day

February 26, 2015

In the midst of contentious debate in the Legislative Assembly, there was one issue all parties could agree on – the toll taken by repetitive strain injury and why we need RSI Awareness Day. Minister of Labour Kevin Flynn’s statement also addressed…

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Bill 56 and injured workers’ retirement income

February 19, 2015

Currently two-thirds of Ontarians do not have a workplace pension. Tuesday when the House started sitting again, MPPs jumped into second reading debate on Bill 56, The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Act, 2014. Given that only 39% put away money for…

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June 1st preparations starting

February 18, 2015

Mark June 1st & 2nd on your calendar. Ontario’s Injured Workers Day rally will once again be held in front of the Legislative Assembly. Held on June 1st to commemorate the day in 1983 when injured workers gathered in such large numbers…

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