Reference no: EM133801002
Questions
How many days (after becoming an Ontario employer and hiring their first worker) does an Ontario employer have to register with the WSIB?
What is the name of the statute that governs the WSIB and its decision-making processes?
What are an employer's reporting obligations when an employee becomes ill or is injured in the workplace?
What are an employer's non-reporting obligations when an employee becomes ill or is injured in the workplace?
In what three circumstances must an employer report a workplace injury to the WSIB?
What is the name of the WSIB form that an employer must file with the WSIB to report a workplace injury?
What is the purpose of a WSIB functional abilities form?
Identify and briefly describe all the insurance benefits that are available to injured workers under the Tribunal statute.
The Tribunal statute creates a "no-fault" insurance system. What does the term "no-fault" mean?
Please explain an employer's statutory obligation to re-employ injured workers, as described in s. 41(1)-(2) of the Tribunal statute.
Who funds the benefits for injured workers under the Tribunal statute?
Under s. 11(1) of the Tribunal statute, what two classes of worker are covered by the insurance plan created by the Tribunal statute and what two classes of worker are not covered. Do not consider the information provided for in s. 11(2) in your answer.
What are the names of three types of occupational diseases that qualify for benefits under the Tribunal statute?
Under section 13(4) of the Tribunal statute, what two kinds of mental stress are compensable?
Please explain the exemption from mental stress benefits set out in s. 13(5) of the Tribunal statute.
How many days does a worker have to notify the WSIB of a material change in circumstances that affects their entitlement to insurance benefits and services?
How are acts of "wilful misconduct" that lead to injury in the workplace dealt with in s. 17 of the Tribunal statute?
Please identify three "low-risk industries" that are not compulsorily covered under the WSIA's benefits regime.
Assume a worker makes net earnings of $1,000.00 per week, suffers a workplace injury, and is found to be qualified for WSIA Loss of Earnings (LOE) Benefits by the WSIB. In these circumstances, how much money would the worker be entitled to receive for LOE benefits?
Subject to certain exceptions, after how many months of a claimant receiving LOE benefits, do those benefits become "permanent" under the Tribunal statute?