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Age discrimination in Ontario’s workers’ compensation

June 24, 2024

In an op-ed in Hamilton Spectator (June 24) Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic caseworkers Tebasum Durrani and Chris Grawey note that while the province celebrates June as Seniors Month, older injured workers continue to be at increased risk of poverty. Under the…

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University of Waterloo seeks injured workers for study on retirement & poverty

October 17, 2022

A University of Waterloo-based study focused on injured worker poverty in retirement years would like to hear from injured workers who have engaged with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s Loss of Retirement Income (LRI) benefits. As a part of their investigation,…

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Research study on injured worker retirement income seeks participants

February 13, 2020

Participants are wanted for a University of Waterloo research study focusing on Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) policies and what they mean for injured workers’ retirement pensions, financial security, and well-being. The specific purpose of this study is to examine how…

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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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Bill 133 addresses WSIB clawbacks

October 28, 2015

On Tuesday, Liberal MPP Laura Albanese introduced Bill 133, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act Amendment Act (Permanent Partial Disability Supplements), 2015. The Bill is intended to deal with a problem affecting older recipients with pre-1990 injuries by eliminating deductions of Old…

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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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Judicial review of WSIAT decision on age discrimination

December 21, 2014

Ontario’s Divisional Court [Gouthro v Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal et al, 2014 ONSC 7289] has upheld the WSIAT decision 512/06 that the age limits on recovery for LOE benefits do not violate the Charter of Rights, arguing that as…

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Over 43 years costs go up, but not his WSIB benefit

October 31, 2014

“Older recipients face WSIB clawbacks equal to old age security increases” / Patty Winsa (Toronto Star, Oct. 31, 2014) Injured worker Antonio Mauro, 82, and his representative Orlando Buonastella (IWC) (seen in video) discuss the situation he faces with benefits capped at…

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WSIA amendment (Bill 128) sent to Committee

November 21, 2013

Following second reading debate in the Assembly today, Bill 128 – Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2013 (permanent partial disability supplements) – was referred to the Standing Committee on Government Agencies for further review. The bill amends section 110 of the…

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