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Workplace Safety and Insurance Act

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read July 26, 2016

What injured workers need to know about WSIB

If you sustained a workplace injury and are in receipt of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board benefits for the first time, there are essential pieces of information that you should be familiar with...

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / accommodation of injured worker, employment law, healthcare treatment, injured workers, loss of earnings benefits, return-to-work plans, Work Transition program, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, wsib

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read July 21, 2016

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: A case where an employee was denied entitlement to ongoing WSIB benefits because of a pre-existing back condition; an income tax folio on benefits and allowances received, published by the CRA; a case that deals with an employer's ability to randomly test for drugs and alcohol.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / drugs and alcohol testing, employee's right to privacy, employment benefits and allowances, employment law, Irving test, loss of earnings benefits, pre-existing condition, risks of injury in the workplace, safety issues in the workplace, tax treatment of benefits and allowances, work accident, Work Transition program, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, WSIB benefits

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read July 4, 2014

WSIB claims for mental distress

For years, those of us that practice in the area of Employment Law have taken it as a given: if you suffer from mental distress caused by circumstances in the workplace, you cannot bring a WSIB claim except in very limited circumstances. Unlike physical injuries, WSIB would not cover psychological or emotional damage, even if it could be shown to be a workplace injury. That has now been called into question, as a Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal found that the statutory provision limiting the entitlement to benefits for mental distress is inconsistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and, therefore, unconstitutional.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / benefits for mental distress, bullying or other abuse at work, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Decision No. 2157/09, employment law, sudden and unexpected event arising out of and in the course of employment, work-induced mental distress, workers compensation, workplace injury, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, workplace stressors, wrongful dismissal claim, WSIB benefits, WSIB claims for mental distress, WSIB would not cover psychological or emotional damage, WSIB’s Traumatic Mental Stress Policy

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