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STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUMMARY OF RESPONSESc) Do you think the wife, husband or children of injuredworkers should be able to get vocational rehabilitationfrom the WCB?Yes = 38No = 4921. Injured workers may apply for a clothing allowance up to $100 per year to replace or repair clothes damaged by wearing an artificiallimb or appliance (such as a knee brace). There is concern that up to $100 a year is too low. There is also concern that an injured worker’sclothes get damaged from things related to their injury or disability other than artificial limbs and appliances.a) Should the maximum amount of the annual clothingallowance be increased?Yes = 82No = 13b) If yes to (a), increased up to what amount? $200 to $500 = 47c) Who should be able to change the amount of theallowance?d) Should the cause of the damage to clothes be changed toinclude other equipment required as a result of aworkplace injury or disease, such as wheelchairs?$500 to $750 = 16$750 to $1,000 = 10More than $1,000 = 6 2 x Depends on the situation. $200 $300Legislative Assembly = 17Minister = 15WCB Board of Directors = 64 Doctor Labour representativesYes = 80No = 10 Should be Policy22. There are concerns about the amount of money or other compensation that injured workers receive to help them live with their injuryor disability and so that they don’t have to depend too much on others (their quality of life). Examples of quality of life compensation aremoney to make changes to a car or truck so the worker can still drive, or housekeeping services for things an injured worker cannot do.There are also concerns that the Acts do not describe when quality of life compensation is paid and about the amount of compensation forquality of life.a) Do you think the Acts should be changed to describewhat types of quality of life compensation there shouldbe?Yes = 81No = 16Appendix C Page C14 of C33WCB Legislative Review Panel Report December, 2001
STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUMMARY OF RESPONSESb) Who should be able to change the amount ofcompensation paid for quality of life?Legislative Assembly = 21Minister = 17WCB Board of Directors = 59 WCB Board of Directors to recommend to the Minister 2 x Labour representatives23. There is concern that some workplace injuries or diseases are not compensable (in other words, an injured worker cannot getcompensation for them). These injuries or diseases are often hard to describe or discover. It may also be hard to say the injury or illness isa result of a worker’s job.a) Do you think chronic pain should be compensable? Yes = 62No = 29 Depends on case by caseb) Do you think workplace (occupational) stress should becompensable?c) Do you think the effects of workplace harassment shouldbe compensable?d) Do you think the effects of substance abuse (e.g. alcoholabuse) should be compensable?e) If yes to (a), (b), (c) or (d), do you think the waycompensation is calculated for these injuries or diseasesshould be different than for other injuries or diseases? If work relatedYes = 49No = 45 If proven to be a long term disabilityYes = 42No = 52Yes = 24No = 69Yes = 38No = 2924. The Year’s Maximum Insurable Remuneration (YMIR) is described in the Acts. The YMIR is the most the WCB will pay each year toan injured worker even if the worker used to make a higher wage. There is concern about the time it takes to change the YMIR becauseonly the Legislative Assemblies are able to change it. It has been suggested that the current YMIR ($63,350) is too low. It has also beensuggested that the YMIR should automatically change when things like the Consumer Price Index change.a) Do you think the YMIR should be established by theLegislative Assembly and changed only when a change ismade to legislation?Yes = 38No = 57 Tied in the Act to the cost of livingAppendix C Page C15 of C33WCB Legislative Review Panel Report December, 2001
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Table Of Contents3.4.3 Employers’
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Table Of Contents5.0 A FINAL WORD 1
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The Legislative Review Directorate
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3.0 Workers’Compensation Acts3.1
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2.0 General ThemesDuring the course
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wanted was to return to work and st
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3.2.6 Regular Reviews of the Worker
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Recommendations: 3.2.8 Liability Pr
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Legislation in 2 other jurisdiction
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members may be reappointed to the W
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Recommendations: 3.4.2 Workers’ A
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The WCB Board of Directors made the
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esolutions committees, under the au
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The Appeals Tribunal must give the
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Recommendations: 3.5.5 Time Limits
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Respondents to the Stakeholder Ques
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construction permits is a matter of
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