Where to start after your workplace injury or illness? Navigating Ontario’s workers’ compensation system can be stressful. The Ontario Legal Clinics’ Workers’ Compensation Network has recently prepared What Every Injured worker Needs to Know, ** a practical 24-page guide to help you understand:
- how the claims process works
- what Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) benefits might be available to you
- what you should do while waiting for a decision or appeal of a decision: consider these replacement income options; cooperate with WSIB; follow medical treatment; make efforts to return to work/seek employment/consider re-training
- where to get help
See also the Network’s Quick Tips on Workers’ Compensation in Ontario
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