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Home / Publications / Letter to WSIB Chair re Benefits Policy Review

Letter to WSIB Chair re Benefits Policy Review

February 11, 2014 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

Proposed policy changes would effectively remove the “thin skull” common law principle that Ontario’s workers’ compensation act specifically incorporated – based on Meredith’s recommendations – as a fair protection for injured workers. ONIWG calls on the Chair to abandon these draft policies.

Download Letter to WSIB Chair re Benefits Policy Review

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