Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta
An Injury to One is An Injury to All
By Gerald Click on the following link: https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=522899A395324-C302-107C-BCF199961973BE25 While I have nothing against presumptive status for all workers, question is whether it is legal to provide presumptive status to one occupation …
Differential treatment Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link: https://www.wcb.ab.ca/assets/pdfs/public/policy/Interim_Relief.pdf Contrary to what WCB suggests as a new policy, interim relief has been directed by the Courts (Patrus) and the Appeals Commission. WCB …
Interim relief Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link: https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/01/08/1284967/0/en/WSIB-is-using-the-minimum-wage-to-cut-injured-worker-benefits-Government-must-step-in-to-prevent-disaster.html Questionable is whether Bill 30 will address this. At present it is the Government who enacted the WCA (Section 63 of the WCA) …
Deeming Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link: https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=5123898D391C7-03A8-57F2-509E8DF9611B2E7C Not meaning to trivialize what the Government and when I say Government I do not include the ordinary Albertans who had nothing to …
Government apologies Read MoreBy Gerald It is my understanding that the Fair Practices Office will assist workers every step of the way which would include expert representation throughout the appeals process and as …
Proposed changes Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following links; https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/12/15/wsib-to-abolish-policy-that-slashed-benefits-for-thousands.html Little doubt that this is going to cost the Ontario WSIB billions of dollars to rehear long standing claims and then provide compensation …
Pre-existing medical conditions (Thin skull rule of law) Read MoreBy Gerald This is an article that is a good indicator of why the system does not work as it was intended to work. In an Inquiry-based system it is …
Long term claims Read MoreClick on the following link: https://www.workerscompensation.com/news_read.php?id=28024&type=18 Obviously the U.S. States that give the victim or their family the OH&S fine for injury or death are to be commended for electing people …
Levied fines going into General Revenue Funds Read MoreClick on the following link: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/feds-deny-ex-osha-inspector-9-11-illness-workers-comp-article-1.3672946 While it is obvious that not only Alberta is there major problems with all workers compensation boards, there seems to be a convoluted approach to …
Differing adjudication Read MoreThis week’s VUE Weekly features an article about our petition in the context of the WCB review. Thank you Ricardo Acuna for writing it. You can read it here: Growing …
Article in VUE Concerning CIWAA Petition Read More