Benefits

Calling for transparency

August 30, 2016

“Secretive drug policies putting injured workers at risk, critics say” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Aug. 29, 2016) Will the medication I’m prescribed by my doctor for my work injury (or illness) be covered by the WSIB? It seems a simple enough…

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Board’s use of pre-existing conditions under scrutiny

July 18, 2016

“Injured workers routinely cut off WSIB by improper rulings: critics say decisions citing pre-existing conditions unlawfully force vulnerable workers to battle for compensation they’re entitled to.” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Jul. 21, 2016) (updates Jul. 18 article: “WSIB slashes benefits and…

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Caring for the seriously injured?

July 4, 2016

“Fewer workers getting help for ‘serious injuries,’ statistics show” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Jul. 3, 2016) “The number of workers accepted into [the WSIB’s] serious injury program that dramatically improves their access to medical care has been cut by more than…

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This shameful agenda must be exposed and reversed…

May 31, 2016

“WSIB’s Reforms: Smoke, mirrors and broken workers” / Orlando Buonastella & Kathrin Furniss (Rankandfile.ca, May 31, 2016) While there has been recent widespread media coverage of the way in which the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board systematically ignores the opinion of injured…

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A Miracle on Front St

May 30, 2016

Ontario’s Workplace and Safety Insurance Board presents … A Miracle on Front St. The WSIB’s annual benefits payment to workers have been reduced by over $800 million a year since 2009, from $3.2 billion to $2.4 billion in 2014. They expect to…

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CFIB legislative proposals – no reason for WSIB to cheer

May 30, 2016

A statement released May 27 by CEO Elizabeth Witmer and President Tom Teahen declares the WSIB is pleased by recognition of its service improvements by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). This is detailed in “Assessing Ontario’s Workers’ Compensation: Progress to …

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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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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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A workplace hand injury he thought he could push through..and then it all unravelled

February 22, 2016

“Anxiety. Depression. Bankruptcy. One family’s battle with workplace injury.” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Feb. 19, 2016) Six years after a seemingly minor workplace injury which tore a ligament in his dominant arm, Matthew Harrison, a young worker sometimes juggling up to…

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Is the WSIB ignoring medical advice? Listen to the podcast

February 18, 2016

The WSIB is being accused of cutting off benefits to injured workers against the advice of medical professionals. Listeners tuning in to the CBC’s Ontario Today phone-in show yesterday [listen to the podcast] heard from a number of voices on the concern …

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