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ONIWG demands openness & fairness in consultation process that proposes sweeping changes

ONIWG demands changes to the undemocratic consultation process for gathering feedback on changes recommended by KMPG’s value for money audit of the dispute resolution and appeals system. The Group argues that not only is the timeframe unreasonably short, but thousands of injured…

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ONIWG: WSIB providing a financial bonanza to employers while injured workers continue to get short-changed

On June 6 the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board announced another financial handout to employers while underpaying thousands of injured workers by misapplying the law on cost-of-living adjustments and failing to increase wage-loss benefits to 90%.…

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The WSIB’s annual indexing rate / cost-of-living adjustment rip-off for 2022

Annual indexing is supposed to protect injured workers against the effects of inflation over time by gradually increasing injured workers’ wage-loss benefits. Presentation to the Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers’ Tuesday meeting discusses the purpose, the law and impact of WSIB’s…

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ONIWG: WSIB short-changes injured workers with 2022 cost-of-living adjustment

Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) calls on Premier Ford to to meet with ONIWG and to instruct the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to properly apply the law and WSIB policy in determining the annual cost-of-living adjustment……

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ONIWG submission on WSIB Insurance Fund Surplus Distribution Model Consultation

In its response to the Ministry of Labour’s consultation on how the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) should distribute “surplus” funds, ONIWG details the legislative obligations to injured workers that must first be fully and properly met. Elimination of the unfunded…

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