Mastering the Two-Pronged Approach to Workplace Disability
When dealing with a workplace injury, negotiating the intricacies of disability management is something of a slippery slope. On one hand, you have the need to manage an individual’s recovery process. On the other, you face an array of cost implications and bureaucratic complexities that can snowball in a hurry. Let’s illustrate this by considering […]
How Claim Durations impact WCB Premiums
In recent years, WCB has observed a concerning trend — the average claim duration for injured workers receiving wage loss replacement benefits has been on a relentless rise. As representatives for employers, here we address this issue as prolonged disability is already inflating WCB base rates. The upward trend Over the past decade, the average […]
WCB’s Supported Job Search: Has the Board Lost its Way?
The act of legislating is both an art and a science. It’s an exercise in balancing interests, much like a tightrope walker, delicately deciphering between the too general and the overly specific. Stray too far one way, and the law risks losing its weight. Lean too far the other, and it becomes unbending, cold, merciless. […]
PCI and NELP: Two Sides of the Same Coin
When accidents happen on the job, it’s not just the immediate pain and turmoil that workers face. They’re plunged headfirst into the daunting world of worker’s compensation– a maze that can confuse even the most seasoned navigator. And one term that often causes furrowed brows is what’s referred to as a Permanent Clinical Impairment, or […]