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In the recent decision of Morningstar v WSIAT (“Morningstar”), the Ontario Divisional Court (“Court”) partially overturned a decision from the Workplace Safety and Appeals Tribunal (“WSIAT”), [...]

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) recently released its Operational Policy regarding medical cannabis,

Since the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) implemented a new policy in January 2018 that grants WSIB benefits to employees for chronic mental stress,

Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Laurie Scott, announced Wednesday that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) will be dropping employer premiums by 30% starting January 2019. The [...]

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) approved its new Rate Framework in November 2016 and has recently launched a public consultation on the draft policies made to support the [...]

A new lawsuit could bring Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) benefits to hundreds of Ontario workers suffering from chronic work-related mental stress.

In May 2017, Bill 127, the Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (“Bill 127”) was passed by the Ontario legislature bringing in a number of new changes which will be of interest [...]