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Precarious workers and return to work
How do precarious workers access workers’ compensation and return to work accommodation? How do power imbalances, aggressive WSIB deeming and vocational rehabilitation practices affect the low-wage...
View ArticlePrecarious work and RTW project seeks participants
As part of Dr Ellen MacEachen‘s Return to Work and Precarious Workers study, a research project at the University of Waterloo and University of Ottawa is looking to understand worker experiences from...
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COVID-19 updates on the law and legal services; WSIB & WSIAT updates
(Updated Mar. 26) Get practical, updated answers at Steps to Justice/covid-19 (Community Legal Education Ontario) to the important questions that people are asking about the law relating to the...
View ArticleA survey of workers’ experiences during a pandemic
Your participation is requested in this OHCOW survey which seeks information on not just your experiences of the physical aspects of working conditions during the pandemic but also the psychological...
View ArticleSpotlight on WCB policies and opioids
In a Globe and Mail investigation, reporter Kathy Tomlinson has explored how workers’ comp fanned the flames of an opioid crisis that leaves addiction, overdose and death in its wake. Her examination...
View ArticleOntario injured workers bring concerns again to the UN
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is holding a general discussion on the Convention’s Article 27, which addresses the right of persons with disabilities to...
View ArticleOntario Divisional Court overturns WSIAT, allows injured worker to sue
Jan Morningstar was a hotel cleaner in Niagara Falls. She successfully overcame uterine cancer but was left with one of the symptoms, an unusual odour. She was relentlessly teased and harassed by her...
View ArticlePresentation to the 2021 Disability and Work National Conference
The following presentation was made by long-time disability activist and Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic Board director John Rae. In his career with the Ontario Public Service, John served as a...
View ArticleSummary of response to the Consultation on Naloxone in the Workplace
In its submission to the Naloxone in the Workplace Consultation, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic (IWC) welcomes and supports efforts to increase workplace safety, including access to naloxone to...
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Training for injured workers on accommodation law
The OFL Prevention Link program is offering the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) free virtual training on The Principles of Accommodation Law. This workshop will increase participants’...
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