by compclaim | Jun 1, 2025 | News
On May 28, 2025, the Ontario government introduced the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30), which proposes amendments to a number of employment-related statutes including the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (the WSIA) and the Occupational Health and...
by compclaim | May 30, 2025 | News
On May 21, 2025, over 3600 unionized employees of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), represented by CUPE 1750, began strike action after contract negotiations stalled. Core Impacts: Appeals Suspended: All appeal activity and related decision-making has...
by compclaim | Nov 29, 2024 | News
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...
by compclaim | Nov 27, 2024 | News
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...
by compclaim | Nov 27, 2024 | News
The WSIB has announced plans to issue surplus funds to eligible Schedule 1 businesses beginning 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...
by compclaim | Oct 11, 2023 | News
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...
