Shortcoming health care for Ontario’s injured workers

“How the WSIB is failing the injured workers of Ontario” / Samantha Ponting (Rankandfile.ca, Dec. 3, 2014)
Part one of a two-part series on problems in Ontario’s workers’ compensation system focuses on failure to meet the healthcare and medical rehabilitation needs of injured workers under the Board’s austerity model, which has already seen claims denials increased by 50% since 2009. While cutting funds for treatments recommended by family doctors, funding for the Board-run assessment centres is being increased. The group Injured Workers Action for Justice “claim that these assessment centres are known for predicting early recoveries and can facilitate the denial of claims, as well as a premature return to work…”. Article also discusses the role of labour and improved safety under unionized workplaces. Part 2 will look at the plight of migrant workers under Ontario’s workers’ compensation system and needed reforms.