In the last year, the WSIB has made two (2) changes to the Short Term Earnings (STE) policy, both of which are important for employers to understand when they are filing their Form 7 or otherwise providing a workers’ earnings to the WSIB for the purpose of Loss...
The WSIB is moving forward with its January 1, 2025 implementation of a new classification for Temporary Employment Agencies (TEAs) related to the supply of administrative, clerical and knowledge-based labour. In October 2023, the WSIB concluded its consultation...
The WSIB has announced plans to issue surplus funds to eligible Schedule 1 businesses in February 2025. The surplus funds of approximately $2 billion represent an excess reserve earned by the WSIB’s insurance fund above and beyond their needed reserve due to strong...
Effective September 29, 2023, the WSIB’s updated Operational Policy #15-01-02, Employers’ Initial Accident-Reporting Obligations, came into effect. The revised policy includes an update to reporting deadlines related to employers’ initial injury reporting...
