Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta
An Injury to One is An Injury to All
By Gerald Unfortunately for workers in Alberta the WCA (Section 80(1) allows WCB to deny any payment for necessary medical treatment that has been determined to be a necessity by …
WCA providing WCB to deny medical services Read MoreBy Gerald Gray (Minister of Labour) Hoffman (Minister of Health) Sabir (Minister of Community and Social Services As a tax payer and stake holder in workers compensation in Alberta, I question …
Tax payers paying for work related health care and social services Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link:https://www.wcb.ab.ca/assets/pdfs/public/New_president_CEO_01.18.19.pdfThis is the same guy that came from BC whose track record in BC was to assist in denying legitimate claims. Click on the following …
New WCB President Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link:https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9123231-rubber-workers-should-be-allowed-to-sue-miners-advocate-says/ Just because the WCA protects employers from civil litigation, there is nothing in the “Act” that protects WCB from civil litigation. Questionably is why the …
Civil Suits Read MoreJob-related deaths in Canada dramatically under-reported: study
Article: Job-related deaths in Canada dramatically under-reported: study Read MoreREPORT CALLING FOR BIG CHANGES TO WORKERS COMPENSATION IN ALBERTA IS A STEP TOWARD ENDING WCB’S ‘CULTURE OF DENIAL’
When will WCB and the Appeals commission get the memo there was a review featuring the culture of denial? Read MoreBy Gerald For people who have been around long enough to see the many investigative commissions appointed by the Government, no commission has found that it was a good system …
A Pig is a Pig Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link: https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/opinion-story/9081455-peterborough-letters-wsib-caught-up-in-culture-of-denial/ Where have we heard this before with a reference to a culture of denial. This was the findings of Justice Friedman. As …
Good Letter Read MoreBy Gerald Questionably is why workers are forced into a system that is totally corrupt. Just when a person thinks it could not get worse, it does. It all revolves …
Presumptive Legislation Read MoreBy Gerald The following story supports my argument that you cannot provide presumptive status to some occupations and not to others. Click on the following link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sick-worker-groundbreaking-case-wsib-benzene-1.4649680 It is obscenely illogical to provide presumptive …
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