Inquiry System
By Gerald According to the historic agreement, adjudication within the workers compensation system is supposed to be based on an inquiry system, not an adversarial system. At some time in …
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Broken System
By Gerald Click on the following link: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/12/09/wsib-staffers-decry-chaos-caused-by-broken-system-thats-putting-injured-workers-at-risk.html Sadly enough, the system in Alberta has been broken for years and questions why the system is not simply abolished as it serves no …
Broken System Read MoreOntario: #WorkersCompIsARight – Province Wide Week of Action starts December 10th
#WorkersCompIsARight December Week Of Action Join us for a province-wide week of action from December 10th to the 14th, and take a stand for fairness for injured workers! We’re kicking the …
Ontario: #WorkersCompIsARight – Province Wide Week of Action starts December 10th Read MorePresentation About Difficult Claims and the Compensation System
From Injured Workers Online: Workers’ compensation: morality versus the business case November 23, 2018 The experience of being injured at work and claiming workers’ compensation can greatly influence injured workers’ …
Presentation About Difficult Claims and the Compensation System Read MoreWSIB accepts claim after 24 years
By Gerald Click on the following link: https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news-story/9029941-after-nearly-24-year-wait-wsib-approves-claim-in-1995-cancer-death-of-general-electric-peterborough-worker/ This is a long standing claim that was reviewed and accepted after 24 years. Questionably is why it took 24 years to …
WSIB accepts claim after 24 years Read MorePrecedence
By Gerald Questionably is what kind of morons would enact a law as stupid as Section 17(4) of the WCA which states; Each matter shall be decided on the merits and …
Precedence Read MoreForcing individuals on Social Services to apply for CPP benefits at age 60
By Gerald I have been requested to inquire why recipients of Social Services payments are forced to apply for CPP pensions when they reach the age of 60 and threatened …
Forcing individuals on Social Services to apply for CPP benefits at age 60 Read MoreRemoving power from the Appeals Commission in New Brunswick
Check out the background of the Appeals Commission panel. The deck could be stacked – for example, ex case managers, lawyers that just work for Appeals Commission. How could a …
Removing power from the Appeals Commission in New Brunswick Read MoreAppointment of a new Chief of the Alberta Appeals Commission
By Gerald Effective Nov. 1, 2018, Ms. Dale Wispinski was appointed by the NDP Government as the new Chief of the Alberta Appeals Commission. I have met Ms. Wispinski during …
Appointment of a new Chief of the Alberta Appeals Commission Read MoreBurden of Proof 2
By Gerald There is no denying that the burden of proof in the workers compensation system is entirely on the “Board” but our Justice Minister like her predecessors does not …
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