Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta
An Injury to One is An Injury to All
By Gerald Unfortunately, in Alberta we do not have the choice to vote in people with integrity who would enact laws to fine doctors who provide false medical opinions and …
Connecticut governor signs bill to study delays in comp Read MoreBy Gerald My last post specific to burden of proof has gained a lot of interest and requires further explanation. Even in civil cases, a plaintiff does not always bear …
Burden of Proof Read MoreVideo by Doug Brinkman:
Justice Still Denied to Injured Workers Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sick-worker-groundbreaking-case-wsib-benzene-1.4649680 Just as I predicted, sometime in the near future, providing presumptive status for any occupation rather than all occupations is discrimination and would …
Presumptive Status Read MoreOne of CIWAA’S goals is to have the provincial government re-open all WCB claims that were rejected due to an opinion by an independent medical consultant. We are in the process …
Information, Please! (Independent Assessments) Read MoreBy Gerald Yesterday I sent out an e-mail specific to the Appeals Commission denying requests to subpoena doctors and payment of conduct money. Interesting enough the Court of Queens Bench …
Racketeering or RICO Read MoreBy Gerald On Nov. 8 and 9th of 2016 we attended an in person hearing adjudicated by R. Fong who was the Hearing Chair, D. Jossa and J. McKenna who …
Impairment, Disability, and Loss of Earnings Read Morehttp://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 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 Determining causation to have a claim accepted is and has to be the stupidest condition of disability insurance. One hundred years ago causation involved only a half dozen …
Changing the System Read More