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WSIB benefits

By Occasional Contributors | 16 Minutes Read January 11, 2018

Workers now eligible for WSIB benefits for chronic mental stress and workplace harassment

The recent changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act may well be a blessing for employees without other remedy or recourse. At this time, it appears possible that employees who have been subject to chronic workplace stress may be able to apply to the WSIB for some form of benefit. What the WSIB and the WSIAT do with this new entitlement is yet to be seen.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / chronic mental stress, Chronic Mental Stress Policy, employment law, workplace harassment, workplace stress, WSIAT, wsib, WSIB benefits

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 Clear Path Employer Services | 4 Minutes Read February 19, 2016

Objecting to initial entitlement of a WSIB claim

When you object to the initial entitlement of a WSIB claim, in effect having it denied outright, there are several considerations you should keep in mind. Here are some answers to some questions about the process:

Article by Clear Path Employer Services / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / claims management process, Compensable injury, duties of a job, duty to accommodate, external medical resources, injury, injury or illness, job description, medical professional, repetitive strain, Return to work, workers compensation, workplace investigation, wsib, WSIB benefits

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