In reply to the latest saga of the WSIB’s attempts to restore the financial stability of Ontario WSIB or in simple terms “save money wherever / however they can”. Marshall’s recent article poses severe limitations and as a practitioner in this field for the better part of 15 years does not accurately address the restoration of Ontario WSIB’s financial stability.
This article speaks nothing about the hundreds if not thousands of Injured Workers who, since 2010 have had their WSIB decisions arbitrarily reversed in favour of significantly less LOE benefits paid out to them if not having their benefits stopped completely ?????
What Marshall claims to take credit for in terms of what he coins as the Automatic Adjudication of Workers Claims is in this writers opinion really nothing new at all since the WSIB has always prided themselves on the financial benefits of an Early and Safe Return to Work.
Unprecedented appeal back logs at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal is a direct consequence of very unfair decisions which continue to hurt already disadvantaged Injured workers which , in our opinion has played a major role in attempting to restore a historically battered system …..
Our message to Injured Workers is clear:
