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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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What injured workers wish for in the New Year

December 23, 2015

The government has announced its choice for the new WSIB President and CEO : Thomas Teahen, Wynne’s current Chief of Staff and formerly the Board’s Chief Services Officer (2010-2013). Injured worker groups are disappointed that requests to the Premier for an open…

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“Right now, workers’ compensation is about saving money for the employers”

December 15, 2015

This Monday injured workers held the annual December demonstration organized by the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) , advocates and labour to let the workers’ compensation board (WSIB) and the government know that for many it is not a season…

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Full indexation finally to be restored?

November 25, 2015

(Update: Bill 144 passed in the legislature Dec. 10, 2015) In second reading debate in the House Tuesday on Bill 144, Budget Measures Act 2015, the Hon. Michael Gravelle (Lib – Thunder Bay-Superior North) spoke in support of workers’ compensation benefits…

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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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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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