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Submission re Auditor General’s report on the unfunded liability of the WSIB

Submission to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts outlines injured workers’ concern for threats to their benefits headlined in the Auditor General’s press release of Dec. 2009; includes analysis of his report and history of unfunded liability.…

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re consideration of the 2009 Report of the Auditor General on the WSIB Unfunded Liability

Submission notes the study cited by the A-G in referencing concerns about rising benefit costs is in fact a WSIB report, not one prepared by the independent Institute for Work & Health. Contrary to the report’s claims, data shows a dramatic decrease…

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Back to the future

Workers’ compensation legislative changes in Bill 187 not only fail to eliminate deeming as promised but entrench it further. Bulletin looks at government policies on wage loss/dual award systems and deeming.…

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Submission on Bill 187 interim policies – deeming adds insult to injury

Paper addresses the legislative history of Bill 187 with its original stated intent (to eliminate deeming); expansion of deeming in the subsequent draft policies by introducing the concept of “under-employment”; recommendations for a policy that complies with past practice, founding principles and…

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