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STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUMMARY OF RESPONSESh) If no to (f), should an injured worker and the WAO beable to get information about Review Committee andAppeals Tribunal decisions?Yes = 35No = 2i) If yes to (h), should this be described in the Acts? Yes = 47No = 6j) If yes to (a), (d), (f) or (h), should a time limit be placedon when the information must be made available?k) If yes to (j), should the time limits be described in theActs?Yes = 76No = 8Yes = 75No = 3Employer Responsibilities36. There is concern that employers do not have to “accommodate” or re-employ an injured worker in the same job, or another job thatthey can do, after the worker recovers from a workplace injury or illness. There is also concern that this “duty to accommodate” an injuredworker would not be possible for small employers. There is concern that the Acts do not stop an employer from firing a worker because of aworkplace injury.a) Shouldthe Acts be changed to make employersre-employ a worker?b) If yes to (a), should only large employers have tore-employ workers?c) If yes to (b), how many employees must a “large”employer have?d) Ifyes to (a), should employers only have toaccommodate employees that have been with them for acertain length of time?e) If yes to (d), how long should an employee have workedfor an employer before they have to be accommodated?Yes = 48No = 42 Depends on the length of time offYes = 30No = 2820 full time employees =1920 to 25 full time employees = 525 to 30 full time employees = 1More than 30 full time employees = 9Yes = 32No = 24 Past probationLess than 6 months = 36 months to 1 year = 181 year = 62 years = 8 5 years No limit More than 5 years (for small businesses)Appendix C Page C23 of C33WCB Legislative Review Panel Report December, 2001