Category: Workers’ Compensation
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B.C. Announces Waiver of Premiums
WorkSafeBC announced that it is waiving premiums for employers who are approved to receive the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) for furloughed workers (employees on leave with full or partial pay . . .
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Ontario Bill 191 re Workplace Safety & Insurance Act
A private member introduced Bill 191, Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Presumption Respecting COVID-19), 2020, for first reading on May 19, 2020 . . .
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B.C. Adding COVID-19 to Workers Compensation Act
WorkSafeBC announced that it will be adding COVID-19 (or potentially more broadly, coronaviruses or respiratory communicable diseases) to the list of diseases in Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act on an expedited basis . . .
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New Brunswick Regulation re Workers Compensation Assessments
New Brunswick published Regulation 2020-26, eliminating the interest applied to unpaid workers' compensation assessments . . .
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B.C. Delays Payroll Reporting Deadlines
WorkSafeBC announced that it is delaying payroll reporting and payment deadlines . . .
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Ontario WSIB Financial Relief
Further to my earlier post, Ontario provided more details on relief from Workplace Safety & Insurance Board premiums . . .
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Alberta Announces Workers Compensation Relief
The Alberta government announced that it will be providing relief from workers' compensation premiums in response to COVID-19 . . .
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Quebec Draft Regulations re Hearing Devices
Quebec published draft regulations (French) amending the Regulation respecting hearing devices and audiology services (Règlement sur les aides auditives et les services assurés).
The draft Regulation will establish . . .
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Ontario WSIB Update re COVID-19
The Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board posted a brief note regarding COVID-19. The WSIB notes that while workers treating someone with COVID-19 may be at greater risk of exposure, any claims received by the WSIB will be adjudicated on a case by case basis, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances . . .
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Ontario WSIB Updates Rate Framework Policy for Temp Agencies
As a part of the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) launch of the new rate framework, it has revised the Temporary Employment Agency Transition policy to include a one-year transition . . .
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