White Paper
WCB Second Injury Fund – principles, policy, and recent decision trends
Most of the Canadian Workers’ Compensation board jurisdictions have a collective liability fund that provides financial relief to an employer, if a worker has a pre-existing medical condition that has either prolonged the disability duration, or heightened the severity of the compensable accident.
In this in-depth white paper, we will discuss three recent Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal decisions involving the SIF and SIEF.
