A handful of bad actors in Ontario behave like the workers’ compensation system is there as a shield to protect their company. They act like the “historic tradeoff” — that…
An arbitrator has ruled that an employee can seek damages for breaches of a collective agreement and duty of care, despite the employer’s argument that such claims fall exclusively under…
Ontario is set to introduce legislation that would expand presumptive cancer coverage for firefighters, reducing the required years of service for kidney cancer claims from 20 to 10 — the…
The Ontario government announced today it will return more than $2.5 billion to workers and businesses through Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) surplus rebates and fee reductions, aiming to…
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will introduce a new classification for clerical labour provided by temporary employment agencies (TEAs) beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The adjustment aims to better…
By Stephanie Mayell, University of Toronto; Janet McLaughlin, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Jenna L Hennebry, Wilfrid Laurier University Migrant agricultural workers are employed in one of Canada’s most hazardous industries.…
People gathered in person and online Wednesday to raise awareness and support over concern that injured workers over 65 aren’t getting the benefits to adequately support them. The Ontario Network of…
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s new measures to help foreign agricultural workers recover from an on-the-job-injury is a good move, but doesn’t go far enough, says the Industrial Accident…
The Ontario government has announced plans to introduce legislation that, if passed, would bring significant enhancements to the benefits and protections afforded to both wildland and municipal firefighters under the…
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