Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta
An Injury to One is An Injury to All
By Alvin Finkel If you have an injury at work but it’s fixable and you can return to work in a relatively short time, the workers’ compensation program will likely …
THE SCANDAL THAT THE WCB HAS BECOME AND MY SUGGESTED SOLUTION Read MoreHere’s the article that recently appeared in Toronto Life on an injured worker who became homeless after turning 65.
Article from Toronto Life Read MoreBy Gerald This is good news but this should be only the tip of the ice burg. There are far too many appeals that go to the Appeals Commission resulting …
Re: A leaner WCB board means more money for services Read MoreBy Gerald This is an article written by Peter Rousmaniere who is a well known journalist and expert on workers compensation. I attended a webinar on Thursday March 7, 2019 …
Impairment ratings used as a direct method of rating disabilities 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 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 …
Presumptive Status Read MoreBy Gerald I represented two workers at two in person hearings with a member of the DRDRB on Nov. 14, 2018. The first claim was an appeal of decision to …
Total Ignorance Read MoreBy Gerald Most people are aware that lawyers have very little or no integrity or principles which is evident when performing surveys involving trust. Lawyers are always at the bottom …
Appointment of Wispinski Read MoreBy Gerald While reviewing case law I came across a decision by the Alberta Court of Appeal which I had to read several times. I always thought that when a …
Comments on a Decision by the Alberta Court of Appeal Read MoreBy Gerald WCB policy 03-01 Part II Application 7 specific to chronic pain and chronic pain syndrome is broken down into two parts, one part of the policy is specific …
Workers diagnosed with chronic pain discriminated against and the reasons why they are discriminated against Read More