Publications Collection

Recent submissions, reports, guides and other documents developed by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups, and other groups and advocates from the injured worker community. Additional materials can be accessed through the IWC Library.

Deeming – a fair Ontario for injured workers?

March 19, 2018 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

ONIWG’s letter to the Premier follows up on questions on deeming raised with her during recent Town Halls by providing recent research on how severely injured workers are impacted by the WSIB practice of deeming.…

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Backgrounder – The problem with deeming

February 25, 2018 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

The WSIB’s practice of ‘deeming’ presumes full employment. However the Board’s statistics show that about 40% of workers with permanent injuries whom the Board is assisting with placement outside their pre-injury employer cannot get the job they were trained for – yet…

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Injured worker unemployment – the hidden truth

February 23, 2018 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups - Research Action Committee

Analysis, based on WSIB statistics, of the Board’s performance in recognizing actual wage loss and employment outcomes experienced by seriously injured workers with permanent disabilities.…

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ERWG Submission re Rate Framework Consultation

January 18, 2018 by Experience Rating Working Group

Submission focuses on the Temporary Employment Agencies policy which does nothing to further the workplace health and safety of temporary workers. Proposed measures means the use of temporary workers is still a way employers can avoid premium increases from their injuries, and…

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Letter to Minister on deeming and minimum wage (post Bill 148)

November 20, 2017 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

Given their many discussions with the Minister’s Office, ONIWG expresses disappointment at rejection of a proposed amendment to Bill 148……

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Coalition letter re WSIB’s discrimination against workers with mental injuries

October 12, 2017 by

Letter by a coalition of injured workers, community legal clinics, private bar lawyers, and doctors calls on the Premier to take urgent action on the new WSIB policy on mental stress which will put workers with mental injuries in Ontario in a…

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Injured workers launch province-wide campaign to stand up to WSIB cutbacks

September 12, 2017 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

ONIWG’s Workers’ Comp Is A Right (WCIAR) campaign calls for legislative changes with 3 clear demands on injustices that send injured workers into poverty……

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Workers’ Comp is a Right report

September 10, 2017 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

Report lays out why ONIWG is launching its campaign to address the WSIB’s cost-cutting agenda, the 3 key demands, lived experiences and proposed solutions……

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We demand: Listen to our doctors

September 10, 2017 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

Workers Comp Is A Right campaign key demand addresses serious problems with the way the WSIB considers medical evidence and ignores treating health professionals’ opinions ……

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We demand: Stop cutting benefits based on ‘pre-existing conditions’

September 10, 2017 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

Workers’ Comp Is A Right Campaign key demand calls for the WSIB to stop penalizing injured workers for “pre-existing conditions” that are asymptomatic or part of normal aging, and return to the fairer system that only affects benefits in cases where there…

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