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19-02-07
19-05-03
Policy
At a construction worker’s request, or on its own initiative, the WSIB ensures that construction employers have fully complied with their obligation to offer to re-…
19-05-02
Policy
Construction employers are required to offer to re-employ their injured construction workers who have been unable to work due to a work-related injury/disease.
A…
19-05-01
19-05-02, Re-employment Obligation in the Construction Industry—Threshold, Duration and Specific Employer Requirements
Key definitions
"Unable to work"…
18-04-14
Policy
Every year or if a material change in circumstances occurs, the WSIB may review a worker's future economic loss (FEL) benefits and may confirm, vary, or discontinue…
13-02-06
Law
s.83(1)
The Board may establish experience and merit rating programs to encourage employers to reduce injuries and occupational diseases and to encourage workers’…
19-05-04
Policy
When construction employers do not fulfill their re-employment obligations, the WSIB may
levy a penalty on the employer up to the amount of the worker’s net…
19-02-09
18-01-13
Policy
Loss of Earnings
When calculating loss of earnings (LOE) benefits, the amount of net average earnings the worker is able to earn in a suitable occupation after the…
20-03-13
Law
s.48(18)
A surviving dependent child who is physically or mentally incapable of earning wages is entitled to periodic payments until the child is able to earn wages, or…
18-02-03
Policy
The long-term average earnings of a worker in permanent employment are generally the same as a worker's short-term average earnings. A worker's average earnings are…
18-02-04
Policy
Earnings for a worker in non-permanent employment typically fluctuate as the worker moves from job to job, has periods of unemployment, or experiences periods of…
15-04-10
Policy
Entitlement is in order for any reaction from compulsory immunization procedures.
After a work accident, entitlement is in order for a single dose of tetanus human…
12-02-01
Policy
The WSIB has the authority to determine who is a worker or an independent operator under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act,1997 (WSIA).
For all…
18-06-02
Policy
A worker may be entitled to temporary partial disability benefits when the clinical evidence substantiates continuing temporary partial disability and the worker has…
19-02-10
18-02-06
Law
s.53(6)
In all cases where a worker returns to work following a work-related injury, and then has a recurrence, the worker’s average earnings are the higher of
the…
19-02-08
11-02-02
Policy
A worker may be entitled to benefits/services if the worker suffers a work-related injury/disease and the worker loses time from work, has a loss of wages/earnings,…
User Guide
The Operational Policy Manual (OPM) is the source of operational policy for the WSIB. It contains policies that the WSIB uses to make decisions about worker and employer…
15-03-15
14-04-01
Policy
The WSIB may require a current or past Schedule 2 employer to provide security for amounts that are due or may become due in the future under the insurance plan, as…
18-04-02
Policy
When a worker is unable to return to pre-injury employment because of a work-related injury/disease and is not working at any job at the time of the initial future…
18-04-13
Policy
Workers are entitled to a future economic loss (FEL) sustainability benefit if they have no actual or anticipated wage loss, but they are
participating in work…
15-06-02
Policy
The WSIB generally maintains the loss of earnings (LOE) benefits the worker was receiving at the start of a temporary work disruption.
Workers are entitled to…