In an opinion piece “Injured workers under threat again” published in the Hamilton Spectator, IWC’s Chris Grawey joined John Bartolomeo (co-director, Workers’ Health & Safety Legal Clinic), Maryth Yachnin (lawyer, IAVGO Community Legal Clinic), Patty Coates (president, Ontario Federation of Labour) in detailing why consulting company KPMG’s recent Value for Money Audit on the WSIB’s appeal and dispute resolution systems “manufactures a crisis based on a lack of understanding of the law and WSIB processes.”
If the current recommendations are legislated by the government, injured workers and their legal representatives will face yet more barriers in seeking justice in workers’ compensation claims. Read full article.
