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 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 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 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 …
Pre-existing medical conditions (Thin skull rule of law) Read MoreBy Gerald I believe that it is deplorable what has happened to this couple who were only attempting to help farm workers. What they accomplished is admirable and as long …
Bill 6 Read More