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Justice Still Denied to Injured Workers

June 30, 2018 - by Injured Worker - 26 Comments.

Video by Doug Brinkman:

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Presumptive Status

May 9, 2018May 14, 2018 - by Injured Worker - 43 Comments.

By 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 …

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Information, Please! (Independent Assessments)

April 24, 2018May 18, 2018 - by Injured Worker - 32 Comments.

One 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 …

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Pre-existing medical conditions (Thin skull rule of law)

December 19, 2017 - by Injured Worker - 1 Comment

By 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 …

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Medical duration guides

January 14, 2017February 3, 2017 - by Injured Worker - 3 Comments.

By 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 …

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Report and Study on WCB Medical Advisors

January 10, 2017 - by Injured Worker

By Gerald Click on the following link; https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/09/doctors-frustrated-workers-compensation-boards-seem-to-ignore-medical-opinions-report-says.html WCB Medical Advisors are protected by provincial governments through legislation who when confronted with providing false and misleading medical opinions will simply …

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Changing the System

January 9, 2017 - by Injured Worker

by 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 …

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PCI Ratings

January 7, 2017 - by Injured Worker

By Gerald I have stated on many occasions that the primary reason why the system does not work is because of the imbeciles that are in total control of the …

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  • DOUBLE INJURY: INJURED ALBERTA WORKERS AND THE WCB

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  • A year after Bill 6, farm workers WCB claims more than double
  • AFL: Take Action Against the Cost of Living
  • Alberta Federation of Labour Alberta Federation of Labour
  • Alberta slashes pay, perks and bonuses for CEOs at agencies, boards and commissions
  • Alberta Workers' Health Centre
  • Campaign puts a human face on those neglected by WCB system From the Alberta Federation of Labour.
  • Dueling doctors muddle compensation claims
  • Fixed-income poor face inflation spike without help
  • Follow the Money Video
  • Group claims injured workers’ compensation system flawed
  • Health Science Association of Alberta Health Sciences Association of Alberta
  • Licensed to bill: How doctors profit from injury assessments that benefit insurers Globe Investigation
  • Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG)
  • OSH Answers Fact Sheets: Westray Bill (Bill C-45) – Overview
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  • RICO = Canadian Law Have your lawyer watch the video if they would like to pursue your claim using RICO with the Canadian Law Help get lawyers on board and get injured workers justice using the Canadian law that is equal to RICO stop medical fraud!
  • The Double Standards of Crime and Punishment
  • WCB or Gangsters?
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  • Why Workers’ Compensation Is Especially Needed Now: Report from WCRI Conference
  • WorkSafe2: Follow-up investigation into the management of complex workers compensation claims

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