Using Federal Paramountcy to Sink the “Historic Tradeoff”: The Case of Ryan’s Commander December 01, 2012 Ryan Campbell The ongoing litigation surrounding a 2004 workplace fatality off the coast of Newfoundland may rock the boat when our country’s top court attempts to reconcile the “historic trade-off” of the provincial...
The Discreet Charms of Workplace Insurance for Foreign Agricultural Workers December 01, 2012 Diane Hachem The Migrant Agricultural Workers' Human Rights and Health Conference was held in Toronto on May 17 and 18, 2012.
An Evening with the WSIB Chair December 01, 2012 Sarah Atkinson On November 21, 2012 the Workers’ Compensation section of the OBA had the pleasure of hosting a dinner program featuring an evening with the new WSIB Chair Elizabeth Witmer.
Significant Workers' Compensation Pieces December 01, 2012 Ryan J. Conlin This article provides a review of some of the most interesting decisions issued by courts in the past two years concerning prosecutions under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.
Litigation Privilege, and Whether There is a Duty to Disclose Adverse Expert Medical Reports at WSIAT Proceedings September 01, 2012 Danielle Allen The question of whether or not representatives have a duty to disclose adverse expert medical reports at Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal proceedings came up at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s ...
WSIB Adjudication & Claims Administration (ACA): KPMG s Value for Money Audit Report September 01, 2012 Cezanne Charlebois Workers, their employers and their representatives alike frequently make comments about the WSIB’s adjudicative decision making processes and the administration...
‘Open letter’ to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty September 01, 2012 Peter Page The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups have drafted an ‘Open letter’ to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
The WSIB Funding Review: Professor Harry Arthurs September 01, 2012 Dan Revington On April 12, 2012 over ninety people listened with rapt attention as Professor Harry Arthurs explained the recommendations from his WSIB Funding Review at the Workers’ Compensation Section dinner meeting.
Decision No. 512/06 - Age Discrimination Under s. 15 of the Charter and s. 43(1)(c) of WSIA March 01, 2012 Sarah Atkinson Decision No. 512/06 discusses whether s. 43(1)(c) of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) violates s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
Labour Market Re – Entry and The Injured Worker - A Paradigm Shift An Editorial Perspective March 01, 2012 Peter N. Sholdas In the eyes of some injured workers the concept or idea of “getting retrained” triggers an unexplainable fear or an intolerable level of anxiety.