Law & Policy Submissions

Letter to the Minister of Labour: “Not on the backs of injured workers?”

July 18, 2013

Letter questions recent WSIB announcement that there will be no employer premium rate increases for 2014 while at the same time ignoring the recommendation by their Arthurs’ Funding Review for full cost of living adjustment for injured workers. It also questions the…

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Letter to the Minister of Labour on Employer assessments

July 17, 2013

After Board announces no increases in employer assessments, group asks why the Funding Review recommendations on these and full indexation of benefits are being ignored.…

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Re [Harry Arthurs’ recommendations on the unfunded liability]

July 17, 2013

Despite recommendations of the Funding Review report, the government has not implemented rate increases or full cost-of living adjustments of benefits.…

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Re Downside risk on new Appeals Readiness Form

July 4, 2013

Letter to the Fair Practices Commission recommending removal of the reference to downside risk in order to end its chilling effect on injured workers seeking to appeal.…

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Brief commentary on occupational disease benefits issues and Bill 76

June 11, 2013

Bill 76 contains half-measures; it fails to address the injustice of workers dying of compensible illnesses, often with long latency periods, who receive no entitlement to lost earnings if not diagnosed before they have retired or left the workforce. Submission also proposes…

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Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs pre-budget consultations

April 3, 2013

Group calls for implementation of Arthurs’ recommendations; discusses cost-shifting from employer to the individual and the public purse; permanent disability and injured worker poverty and unemployment.…

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Re Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal access to justice for injured workers

March 28, 2013

Network urges the Tribunal to address the flood of appeals resulting from the increase in WSIB negative decisions by ensuring they have adequate resources to continue their high standards of administrative justice – to reduce delays without cutting back on oral hearings.…

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Injured worker response to new appeal changes

February 26, 2013

Submission details concerns discussed at a special meeting of injured workers, attended by the Fair Practices Commissioner. Among recommendations, paper calls on the Board to eliminate the Intent to Object form, remove the reference to downside risk, restore time limit extensions and…

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A review of WSIB case scenarios

November 15, 2012

Presentation to the WSIB Benefits Policy Consultation discusses fallacies in the Board’s scenarios of “aggravation basis” and overcompensation, recurrences, permanent impairments; treatment of workers with degenerative conditions that is creating a windfall for employers; KPMG influence on proposed policies.…

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