Honesty is the Best Policy: A Primer on WSIB Prosecutions 01 mai 2013 Ken Stuebing On February 21, a full house of workers compensation practitioners took a gateway into the complex world of regulatory prosecutions under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.
Navigating the New WSIB Appeals System 01 mai 2013 Cezanne Charlebois On Friday March 1, 2013 the Workers' Compensation Section of the OBA hosted a very informative webinar which was attended by over 174 participants, to hear a panel of four experts...
Professor T. Ison Receives Ron Ellis Award 01 décembre 2012 Stephen C. Roberts On June 14, 2012, those in attendance at the Ron Ellis Award Dinner were able to hear Professor Terence Ison enlighten us with his witty stories regarding his many years of involvement...
Using Federal Paramountcy to Sink the “Historic Tradeoff”: The Case of Ryan’s Commander 01 décembre 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 01 décembre 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 01 décembre 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 01 décembre 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 01 septembre 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 01 septembre 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 01 septembre 2012 Peter Page The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups have drafted an ‘Open letter’ to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.