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The need to know what to do is always the most important matter.
1. What is the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board WSIB?
It is the regulatory agency charged with administration of Workers' claims, payment of benefits, and collection of premiums from employers.
If you are a Schedule 1 Employer, see the WSIB website (in our Links section). You have an obligation to register with the WSIB as an Employer if you employ Workers.
2. If a Worker is injured in the course of his employment and there is a nexus between his or her employment and injury, you have an obligation to file a Form 7 within seven working days
3. You as an employer have an obligation to provide modified work to a Worker who is only partially disabled. This requires that you give to the Worker a Functional Abilities Form (FAF) to take to his or her doctor, for the doctor to complete at your cost.
From the information on the FAF, you can provide a modified job offer which should contain ...
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4. Who is a subcontractor?
WSIB Policy requires that a subcontractor apply for determination of status; that is, worker or independent contractor.
If you retain a subcontractor who has not been classified by the WSIB as an Independent Contractor ...
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5. What to do and not to do ...
Regulation 175/98 sets out fifteen work actions that fall within the business activity of the Employer, including information on associated companies and executive officers.
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6. What evidence does an Employer need to establish that the work injury was not compensable?
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7. Preparing for a Hearing
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If you are facing any of these issues, contact our office. You may call Robert Cronish at extension 224 for a five-minute discussion without cost.
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