Ontario Federation of Labour

Submission to the Ontario Ombuds Office

January 29, 2016

Following up on the overwhelming response to the report “Prescription Over-ruled”, health professionals, workers, legal advocates and labour groups call for a full investigation by the Ontario Ombuds Office of the WSIB for systematic disregard of the medical advice provided by doctors…

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Prescription Over-ruled – Report on how Ontario’s WSIB systematically ignores the advice of medical professionals

November 5, 2015

Joint ONIWG/OFL report details problems with WSIB practices identified by a growing number of health professionals who see the Board ignoring their opinions on recommended treatment for their patients – with adverse emotional and financial consequences (as illustrated by accounts of injured…

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Additional submission to Professor Harry Arthurs regarding indexation of benefits

November 18, 2011

In applauding the provisional report’s statement that the restoration of full indexing is a matter of urgency and fundamental fairness, the organizations call for ongoing improvements to catch-up indexing and restitution of past losses through a corrective Friedland formula for annual adjustments.…

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