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Many people associate concussions with contact sports like hockey or football. Concussions can occur as a result of a car accident, a slip and fall injury or an event that causes a blow to the head or violent shaking or movement of the head.
https://www.awaxmanlaw.ca/blog
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is inviting feedback on its proposed Treating Financial Services Consumers Fairly Guideline.
Treating Financial Services Consumers Fairly Guideline
FSCO is committed to protecting consumers in the sectors it regulates. In today’s complex and inter-connected financial services marketplace, the fair treatment of consumers is fundamental to the strength and stability of the marketplace.
Treating consumers fairly means putting the interests of consumers first. It means taking the time to understand their needs and ensure they understand their rights and responsibilities, so they can make the most informed financial decisions possible.
FSCO already expects that its licensees are treating consumers fairly, and looks for this during compliance examinations. However, treating consumers fairly is not just about the law. It is about an ethical way of conducting business that places the consumer at the centre of all business decisions.
FSCO is developing a Treating Financial Services Consumers Fairly Guideline to ensure a common understanding about what it means to treat consumers fairly throughout a financial product’s life cycle.
The guideline aligns with international standards and with similar national supervisory efforts, and applies to the following FSCO-regulated sectors: insurance, credit union/caisse populaire, loan and trust, and mortgage brokering.
FSCO intends to release its final Treating Financial Services Consumers Fairly Guideline later this year.
FSCO encourages all interested parties to read the guideline and submit written comments tomarketconduct@fsco.gov.on.ca
Finally, some good news relating to the interpretation of the accident benefit legislation. The Government through a FSCO Bulletin A-03/18 has clarified that attendant care payments should be made having regard to the calculated MONTHLY amount rather than by applying the low hourly rates to the actual services provided. As well, the Bulletin clarifies that case managers with professional designations should be paid at their professional rates even when they are acting as case managers (i.e. that an OT working as a case manager should be paid at the OT rate rather than the case management rate). Some recent cases had interpreted the legislation different and this clarifying bulletin will help accident victims get the services they need.
Few people can argue that health care is a business these days. Medical services are attached a price tag and patients are now customers. However, intrinsic to health care is a very high ethical code that doesn’t exist in other sectors. For example, if a patient shows up in the ER, they cannot be denied service, whether they are wearing shoes or not. While McDonald’s and other top companies are driven for profits, there are lessons the health care industry should avoid taking from them.
What practices should be avoided in medicine?
KITCHENER — Six months have passed since the Supreme Court of Canada heard an appeal of a landmark ruling that found a Bruce County garage partly liable for injuries suffered by a teen who stole a car from the business.
https://www.therecord.com/news
Canadians are waiting longer for joint replacements and cataract surgeries, while doctors are performing more of these procedures, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Tragedy struck the nation on April 6, 2018 as 15 young men of the Humboldt Broncos Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Club were killed in a fatal bus/tractor trailer crash in rural Saskatchewan.
The lives of: Parker Tobin, Darcy Haugan, Stephen Wack, Logan Boulet, Brody Hinz, Evan Thomas, Mark Cross, Logan Schatz, Adam Herold, Tyler Bieber, Glen Doerksen, Jaxon Joseph, Jacob Leicht, Logan Hunter and Conner Lukan all cut too short.
With the passage of “Rowan’s Law,” the first concussion legislation in Canada, we want to help spread awareness of concussions and how they can affect you or your child. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury that can lead to chronic symptoms such as headaches, irritability, and confusion. They can occur after a car accident, while playing sports, or even after a fall.
https://www.findlaylaw.ca/blog
These everyday sights and sounds, imperceptible background buzz to most of us, can trigger a range of issues to those suffering chronic post-concussion symptoms.
In the name of greater awareness and funding to promote better and faster treatment for a growing problem, four courageous, accomplished women came forward to share their personal stories of dealing with chronic symptoms related to injuries suffered five to eight years ago. Each continues to confront multiple complications, including nausea, dizziness, headaches and noise and light sensitivities.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/