| Start Date: March 24th 2004 We the undersigned request amendments to
Canadian Law to protect the citizens of Canada, from poverty and financial
ruin, by the negligent procedures of the Provincial Workers Compensation
Boards.
We the undersigned, demand that all workers injured and having been found
by way of appeal, eligible for compensation, to be permitted to claim all
losses incurred as a direct result of the termination of their benefits by
the Workers Compensation Board. All losses, shall be determined by a
regular court of law, if there is a dispute in regards to claims of
losses, and not by the Workers Compensation Board or its Boards of Appeal.
NOTE: Injured workers have been suffering severe financial losses as
a direct result of claims that should never have been declined in the
first place, however this tactic has become a very lucrative tactic by all
WCB Boards in Canada
We the undersigned demand that all workers in Canada receive retroactive
payments and full reinstatement of benefits until a consensus has been
reached as submitted in the policy posted below.
The WCB should establish a policy that a Medical Advisor, when used, must
reach agreement with the attending physician on matters of diagnosis,
treatment plans, and on whether the injury prevents a return to work or
modified duties.
Where consensus or agreement cannot be reached, an independent three
member medical panel must assess the injured worker, in person, and their
opinion will be final. The College of Physicians and Surgeons and the
Canadian Medical Associations must be included in the process of setting
up approved lists of physicians and specialists.
An injured worker's benefits may not be terminated until conflict in
medical opinion is resolved.
We the undersigned find that if the above amendments cannot be included in
the Workers Compensation Acts, that in its place the injured workers
should immediately be given the right to sue for injury damages. This
would include the right to sue for all injuries received from the date the
Workers Compensation Act, removed the right for workers to sue for
damages.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
Sign Petition
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