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Brief to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) 2013/2014 Legislative Review

The purpose of the AODA is to is to remove existing barriers, and prevent the introduction of new ones. For injured workers, however, even with both the Ontario Human Rights Code and AODA in place, new barriers are being introduced by the…

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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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