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The two things that affect an employer’s experience rating with the compensation board are, generally, frequency and duration of claims.
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The National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace has now been released by the Canadian Standards Association, the Bureau de normalisation du Québec and the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC).
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Claims decisions: Could you put that in writing?
Written by David Marchione Tuesday, 26 February 2013 11:15Although it may seem selfevident, it is important to ensure that decisions made by the compensation board are issued in writing, and not just confirmed verbally. In a few files that I have worked on lately, there have been issues related to this.
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Most workers’ compensation boards across the country generally disallow claims for medical marijuana, but have no issue with narcotics. The question then arises: Are the denials based on stigma or science?
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