When it comes to work-related injuries, it can be easy to overlook the significance of a decision from WorkSafeBC regarding the health, recovery, and ability of the injured worker to maintain employment and resume their duties.
Shedding Light on Work-Related Brain Injuries: Understanding the Importance of Full Acceptance When it comes to work-related brain injuries, it can be easy to overlook the significance of a decision from WorkSafeBC regarding only partial acceptance of the injured worker’s condition. This can take the form of WorkSafeBC resolving one of the related diagnoses prematurely …
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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Potential Changes Coming to the Workers Compensation Act Bill 41 outlines some potential changes coming to the Workers Compensation Act. This Bill has now passed second reading at parliament, which means that it is getting closer to passing into legislation. Recent changes to the workers’ compensation system have been driven by the Ministry of Labour …
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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 …
Proposed Changes to the Workers Compensation Act – Bill 23 On July 14, 2020, there were some significant changes proposed to the Workers Compensation Act (“Act”). These changes were introduced for first reading by the Minister of Labour, the Honourable Harry Bains, in the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020. Bill 23 is currently in its …
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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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