Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta
An Injury to One is An Injury to All
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/2-died-of-gunshot-wounds-in-edmonton-murder-suicide-1.3942900 “Deutscher most recently worked in Edmonton as a medical consultant with the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB), where his name is among the 10 highest earners on the 2015 compensation disclosure list.”
Murder-Suicide in Southwest Edmonton Read MoreBy Gerald An interesting e-mail crossed my desk from a worker that shows how convoluted the system is. According to the worker pain and suffering does not come under the WCA …
Pain and suffering Read MoreBy Gerald It appears to me that there is still confusion as to the difference between an impairment and a disability, with even lawyers not knowing the difference and believing …
Impairment and disability Read MoreBy Gerald Presumptive status has and always has been for all workers not just for first responders. It would appear that in order for workers who work in high risk …
Presumption Read MoreBy Gerald Many people wonder as to why workers are forced back to work on the opinion of a “Board” doctor as opposed to a workers primary care doctor which …
Medical duration guides Read MoreBy Gerald After reviewing 103 New Brunswick WCAT decisions specific to causation it is obvious there is a problem in a number of provinces including Alberta with interpretation of the …
Interpretation of presumptive legislation Read MoreBy Gerald Interesting decision by the Alberta Courts specific to human rights in the province of Alberta. People across Canada do not realize how backward we are in when it …
Human Rights and Age Discrimination Read MoreBy Gerald I received my first check in the mail for the carbon rebates promised by the Alberta Government. Like everything else governments do, they do not stop to think …
Carbon Rebates Read MoreIn Alberta, the principles on which workers’ compensation was established have long been sacrificed to the goal of making the monopolies competitive internationally and cutting employer premiums to the bone. …
Fix the Broken WCB System! Read More