A spokesperson for the WSIB said in a statement that the board registers more than 200,000 claims each year and that 92 per cent of all workers that have been injured and lost time from work are safely working at full wages within one year.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
The rally was one of many across the province staged in conjunction with the Ontario Federation of Labour’s protest at the Ministry of Labour in Toronto. The OFL released a report in November which alleged the WSIB has been ignoring the recommendations of doctors.
http://www.ourwindsor.ca/news-
Re “Law unfair for car crash victims” (Alan Shanoff, Dec. 6): Alan Shanoff, as a frequent critic of Ontario’s auto insurance industry, is right to take a hard look at the provisions of Bill 15 and the Licence Appeal Tribunal. However, by concluding that accident victims will be denied justice under a new system, he is raising fears without justification or evidence. The previous dispute resolution system was badly broken — victims continue to wait years for answers and compensation. Moving to the Licence Appeal Tribunals is designed to make the dispute resolution system more efficient and fair. We must make every effort to make a new system work — accident victims deserve nothing less.
Steve Kee
Insurance Bureau of Canada
(How does having less experienced arbitrators and mediators help accident victims? As for delays in getting answers and compensation, are you saying the insurance industry bears no responsibility for that?)
There is good reason for motor vehicle accident (MVA) victims to fear LAT adjudication rulings. The justification of that fear starts with the composition of the Advisory Committee to structure the LAT. Four out of the five participants are all pro-insurance. The only consumer group has no knowledge of anything to do with insurance. True, the old system under FSCO needed revamping
A recent ruling by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Mazzucco et al v Herer et al confirms that long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits may be deductible from awards for income loss.
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For doctors, the need to tackle poverty as a health issue is obvious — and it is urgent. Health providers told us that they didn’t feel comfortable joining protests or writing policy briefs to the government. So, we decided to find ways for them to tackle poverty for their patients in their offices.
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With Ontarians overpaying for their electricity by $37 billion between 2006 and 2014, the word “hydro” could just as readily be replaced with “auto insurance.”
http://www.therecord.com/
Jokelee Vanderkop fought two insurance companies to get benefits after a car accident. Now she’s fighting to keep her benefits after writing a book.
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• Whether all or part of the functions of the agency are best performed by the agency or whether they might be better performed by a ministry, another agency or entity; and
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