Resources

The WSIB policy on chronic mental stress was published on January 2, 2018. How has the law developed since then?

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in remote work since mid-March 2020.

Join the OBA Workers’ Compensation Section for this valuable series to help practitioners keep up with case law updates from recent months

Since March, many employees have been working from home -- a situation that is likely to grow in prevalence, with some employers already looking to permanently continue remote work arrangements beyond the pandemic.

The Workers' Compensation Section of the OBA invites you to an exciting lunchtime event featuring a discussion with Rosemarie McCutcheon, Chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT), and the presentation of the 2020 Ron Ellis Award to Chris James.

In a year that will go down as one of the most unpredictable years many of us have experienced, Financial Planning Month – October – is a good time to review your plan and take some practical steps to ensure you are well prepared for 2021.

Whether you need advice on how to negotiate rent relief with your landlord, or have questions on how to access the government support programs available to small businesses for rent assistance, this program will give you the information you need.  

Many workers are at risk of contracting (or, in some instances, have already contracted) COVID-19 at their workplace.

Lawyers practicing workers’ compensation law are presented with unique ethical and professional dilemmas.  What are the tactics and strategies lawyers should use to make a persuasive case within the ethical bounds of the practice of law?

Here in Ontario we are at the peak of asbestos diseases which are mainly from occupational exposures in decades past. Annually, this includes about 150 mesothelioma and 450 lung cancer cases, with some cases arising from non-occupational exposure such as family members being exposed to asbestos dust from work clothing.