WSIAT Grants 75% SIEF Relief of Costs in Dermatitis Case after Repeated Denials by WSIB

This Tribunal decision granted an employer’s appeal, ultimately reversing a 2021 ARO decision which had granted entitlement to full loss of earnings (LOE) benefits to age 65. The principal issue in this appeal was whether the seriousness of the worker’s workplace injury completely prevented them from returning to any work, including the alternate job offered by the employer.

This ARO decision regarding a claim for presumptive Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for First Responders (Police) granted the employer’s appeal, in part. The ARO denied total disability and denied the conclusion that the worker was not fit to engage in any RTW activities. Most importantly, the ARO found that the restriction of ‘no RTW with the accident employer’ was not valid.

This Tribunal decision granted an Employer’s appeal of a 2018 ARO decision which allowed ongoing Loss of Earnings (LOE) benefits and Work Transition Services (WTS) after a worker was terminated pursuant to specific provisions of the collective agreement regarding absence notification.