Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta
An Injury to One is An Injury to All
By 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 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 MoreBy Gerald I have often wondered how the Alberta WCB could have the lowest premiums in Canada and one if not the highest rate of denied claims. As it turns …
Incorrect Legal Standard 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 MoreBy Gerald On June 12, 2018, I filed for a Judicial Review on behalf of a worker who was illegally provided impairment ratings that were used as a direct method …
Judicial Review of using impairment ratings (PCI ratings) as a direct method of rating disability (PPD or PTD) Read MoreBy Gerald Ms. Gray, Notley and Ganley Being that the SCC has determined that workers compensation boards must now apply human rights legislation specific to accommodating disabled workers, when can …
Duty to accommodate SCC decision Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link: http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/investigations/2018/01/22/dueling-doctors-muddle-compensation-claims/1041800001/ Based upon my own research and reading articles like this, it is apparent that the workers compensation system is broken in all States …
Broken System 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 MoreBy Gerald According to the Meredith Principles, all workers compensation systems in Canada were to operate under the legal standard which was to be an Inquiry model, not an adversarial …
Presumption Read More