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STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUMMARY OF RESPONSES27. It has been suggested that any Employment Insurance income should be added when figuring out net yearly wages for seasonalworkers. Net yearly wages are used when figuring out compensation for an injured worker.a) Do you think this is a good idea? Yes = 55No = 36b) Who should pay the extra WCB assessments to cover orinsure the amount of Employment Insurance income?Employers = 20WCB = 32Workers = 26 Government / EI Federal government Shared This is a loaded and unfair question meant to get targeted at employees28. There is concern about the amount of compensation that is paid when a worker dies from a workplace accident or illness. The Actsdescribe the payment of a lump sum equal to 4% of YMIR or about $2,500 to the husband or wife; money for funeral services up to 4% ofYMIR; and pensions for the husband or wife (about $20,000 a year) and to children (about $4,700 a year). The 4% has not changed since1977. It has been suggested these amounts are too low. It has also been suggested that the Acts do not take into account different familysituations, for example, there are no lump sum benefits for a worker’s parents if the worker was not married.a) Should the amount of compensation paid on the death ofa worker be described in the Acts?b) If no to (a), who should approve the amount ofcompensation paid when a worker dies from a workplaceaccident or illness?c) Do you think the amount of compensation is too low? Yes = 86No = 8d) Do you think that the parents of an unmarried workershould receive compensation if the worker dies from aworkplace accident or illness?Yes = 80No = 13 Should be PolicyMinister = 11WCB Board of Directors = 22 Independent adjudicator Should be Policy On Board separate to anyoneYes = 66No = 27 Unless they are dependants 6 x Unless the worker was living with parents and contributing to familyincome. Only enough to help with funeral and burial costsAppendix C Page C18 of C33WCB Legislative Review Panel Report December, 2001
STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUMMARY OF RESPONSES29. The WCB may “commute” a worker’s ongoing pension. This means the worker gets one lump sum payment and the pension stops. TheWCB does this only if the worker asks. The Acts do not describe any conditions for paying a lump sum payment to a worker.a) Should the WCB always have to commute a worker’spension if the worker asks for it?b) If no to (a), should the worker have to have a reason forasking for a lump sum payment?c) If yes to (b), what are good reasons to commute apension?d) If no to (a), should a worker have to show the WCB thatthey know how to use the money?e) Do you think the Acts should describe when and howworkers could ask for lump sum payments instead of anongoing pension?Yes = 35No = 59Yes = 53No = 17Purchase a house or pay down a mortgage = 38Buy a business = 30 Hardship To be discussed with worker reps Gainful employment Bury a family member/funeral costs 3 x Financial problems stemming from being on compensation Should only rarely be allowed There is no good reason pensions should not be commuted. Medical 3 x Worker should deem his/her own needs Any worthwhile endeavor 2 x Education Home renovations for access, etc. 2 x any reason that will improve overall quality of life Any reasonYes = 40No = 28Yes = 70No = 20Appendix C Page C19 of C33WCB Legislative Review Panel Report December, 2001
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Accountable…to stakeholdersCompen
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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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The Panel has generally adopted the
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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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ones held accountable for a decisio
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members may be reappointed to the W
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Some suggested that having a compen
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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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The Panel considered the establishm
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Recommendations: 3.5.5 Time Limits
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The Panel was interested in the Ont
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Workers’ compensation payments ar
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The Panel considered whether the in
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The duty to accommodate is not an o
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payments such as income tax or payr
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construction permits is a matter of
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date sections, reordering the “pa
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