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 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 …
Inquiry System Read MoreBy 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 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 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 MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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 MoreCheck 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 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 …
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