Gail Sharma

New Changes to the Workers Compensation Act – Bill 41 Passes into Law Changes to the Workers Compensation Act introduced in Bill 41 passed into law, receiving Royal Assent, on November 24, 2022. The changes that are effective November 24, 2022, include laws relating to inflation, non-traumatic hearing loss and prohibiting suppression of worker claims. …

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Workers Compensation Act – The New Rules On Permanent Disability Benefits, Retirement Age and the Maximum Wage Rate Effective January 1, 2021, significant changes came into effect with respect to the Workers Compensation Act with regards to permanent partial disability benefits, retirement age and the maximum wage rate. Permanent Partial Disability Benefits Permanent Partial Disability …

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Should You Claim WorkSafeBC Benefits if You Have COVID-19? With COVID-19 concerns increasingly growing in the workplace, the question of whether contracting COVID-19 at work can result in compensation from WorkSafeBC has arisen. WorkSafeBC has provided some guidance on their website, for such situations (www.worksafebc.com). If you contracted COVID-19 as a direct result of your …

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