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.
Update on Tribunal Decisions: A Section Event March 01, 2012 John Bartolomeo On 05 October 2011, the Workers’ Compensation Section held its first dinner program of the new Section year.
The 2011 Ron Ellis Award September 01, 2011 Mike Johnston On Thursday, June 2, 2011 (there was no hockey game that night), the colleagues, friends and family of Robert A. Boswell gathered in Toronto to honour him as this year’s recipient of the Ron Ellis Award.
New Work Reintegration Policies September 01, 2011 Karen E. Jacques New Work Reintegration operational policies took effect on July 15, 2011.