IWC is pleased to share the newest episode of their Labour Pains injured worker podcast. In this episode, titled “WSIB’s Age Discrimination”, Tebasum Durani interviews legal experts (and co-workers) John McKinnon and Chris Grawey about one of the ways WSIB policies and practices create poverty, focusing specifically on what happens when workers turn 65. The interview lays out the problems faced by injured workers as they approach retirement age, the solutions to that problem.
You can listen on:
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
YouTube
While the policies in question apply to workers as they turn 65, it is an issue that affects anyone with a work acquired injury or illness, regardless of age. If you want more information on the ways WSIB’s policy discriminates against older injured workers and how you can help, visit Injured Workers Online.
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to our podcast, previous episodes touch on things like working in the heat and cold, the Toronto protest bylaw, a new book about workers compensation and community research in Ontario, and Ontario’s billion dollar rebates to employers.
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