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Reports, Articles & Papers

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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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Prescription Over-ruled – Report on how Ontario’s WSIB systematically ignores the advice of medical professionals

November 5, 2015 by Ontario Federation of Labour Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

Joint ONIWG/OFL report details problems with WSIB practices identified by a growing number of health professionals who see the Board ignoring their opinions on recommended treatment for their patients – with adverse emotional and financial consequences (as illustrated by accounts of injured workers’ experiences). The report proposes solutions to ensure the system works as intended.

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Revived Sir William Meredith Royal Commission Final Report

July 29, 2015 by Carolann Elston Robert Storey

Report, subtitled “My Compensation Will End on My 65th Birthday When My Brain Injury Goes Away”, presents injured workers’ voices and an analysis by the two researchers of testimony from hearings held in 8 cities around the province to record the current state of Ontario’s workers’ compensation system. The project was initiated to commemorate the […]

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Human rights of injured workers and covert surveillance by WSIB

June 24, 2015 by ARCH Disability Law Centre Ivana Petricone

Presentation to the Joint OFL/ONIWG Conference, June 2, 2015. Community legal clinics, ONIWG and OWA mount a rights-based legal challenge of the “red flags” used by Ontario’s Workers’ Compensation Board, preparing a statement of facts for the Ontario Human Rights Commissioner. Following the Commissioner’s discussions with the Board, the WSIB agrees to remove from its […]

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Are RSIs declining? Observations of RSI Awareness Day 2015

April 9, 2015 by RSI Awareness Day Committee

Summary of issues raised by conference participants about the research and conclusions of the study “Time trends in musculoskeletal disorders attributed to work exposures in Ontario using three independent data sources, 2004-2011”, recently published by the Institute for Work & Health.

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How to assist injured workers – a guide for physicians in Ontario

April 8, 2015 by Ontario Legal Clinics' Workers' Compensation Network

Most cases turn on medical evidence. Guide details how doctors can help ensure injured workers do not lose benefits to which they are entitled.

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Comment aider les travailleuses et travailleurs blessés – un guide pour les médecins en Ontario

April 8, 2015 by Ontario Legal Clinics' Workers' Compensation Network

La plupart des dossiers dépendent de la preuve médicale. Sans l’aide du médecin, les travailleuses et travailleurs blessés pourraient perdre leurs prestations.

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What do injured workers want? Platform for Change summary

January 25, 2015 by Ontario Legal Clinics' Workers' Compensation Network

Vision document for what the Ontario’s workers compensation system should look like. 2013 draft revision (prepared for the Meredith Conference) of the blueprint collaboratively created by the injured worker and labour community and endorsed in 2004 by the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups and the Ontario Federation of Labour.

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Questions for the candidates

April 1, 2014 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

Responses requested by candidates in the Provincial Election 2014 on benefits policies, current Board leadership and deeming.

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Platform for Change – draft revision

August 31, 2013 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

Draft revision prepared for discussion Meredith ‘No Half Measures Conference’ 2013, also presented at Joint OFL/ONIWG Conference, June 2, 2015. Revision of 2004 April 2004 Statement outlining what injured workers want in a just and fair compensation system, originally prepared for the Platform for Change Conference by its organizing committee: IWC, IAVGO, ONIWG, Thunder Bay […]

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