Sentences with phrase «of injured workers»

We have been fighting for the rights of injured workers for more than 50 years.

Click on the name of the injured worker group listed below to find information on what they do and contact details.

Strength in unity is also the only way we will make changes to workers compensation systems that keep thousands of injured workers in poverty.

This award was obtained on behalf of an injured worker who required a four level fusion in his back — a substantial impairment to his life.

The needs and experiences of injured workers: A participatory research study.

We refuse to accept any more cost - cutting on the backs of injured workers, and we're taking to the streets to make our voices heard.

The findings paint a troubling picture of the mental health of injured workers with permanent impairment.

A lot of injured workers call my office because they do not like the doctor or the medical treatment that the insurance company has provided and they want to get a new one.

We have helped thousands of injured workers obtain the benefits they deserve, and we can help you.

Was someone other than the employer of the injured workers who had these responsibilities?

These companies put their profits above all else, even though they may claim to represent the interests of injured workers.

For the growing numbers of injured workers forced onto welfare, any enhancement is welcome news.

My firm has been tirelessly protecting the rights of injured workers for over 22 years.

These insurance carriers often deny the claims of injured workers, however, claiming that the workers are not disabled or that the injury did not occur as a result of their work.

The letter claims that shift is designed by the board to cut costs at the expense of injured workers.

Our attorneys have decades of experience fighting for the benefits of injured workers.

We also provide insight through stories of injured worker experience with the system.

To design all of our activities in such a way as to enhance the local and provincial / territorial base of the injured workers movement.

It is time for the system to «get back to basics» and take care of injured workers.

Schedule 5 was intended to address liability in case of injury between temporary help agencies and client employers of the injured worker.

Most of the injured workers I talk to are anxious to return to work after their work accident and injury.

His clinic is also witnessing an increase in the number of injured workers returning to the job prematurely because they aren't able to get by on their benefit payments alone.

The concerns and issues of injured workers in relation to claims / injury management and rehabilitation: The need for new operational frameworks.

These decisions were made after public hearings which included submissions by community legal clinics on behalf of their clients and on behalf of injured worker organizations.

It is a collaborative effort of injured workers, legal advocates, labour, community activists and supporters, researchers, and health professionals.

If you take a closer look at the study, you see that the majority of injured workers did not do better.

We focus solely on protecting the rights of injured workers dealing with not only pain and suffering, but also an uncertain future.

Be able to identify all the different parties and their roles in a workers compensation claim and know what the rights and responsibilities of an injured worker are.

Contrary to the report's claims, data shows a dramatic decrease in the number of injured workers receiving any benefits for long - term injuries.

Our database of richly detailed, qualitative interviews focused directly on processes, situations, and problems of injured workers with long - term compensation claims who have experienced problems with return to work.

We know the law and have helped thousands of injured workers obtain the benefits they deserve.

This means that a portion of the injured worker's settlement money must be used for future medical care related to the work related injured body part (s).

We have helped thousands of injured workers win their cases.

Strength in unity is the only way the voices of injured workers will be heard by government officials.

We were organized by a group of injured worker women who shared the same feelings: feelings of being left alone and feelings of isolation and grief.

The purpose of this paper is to enhance the ability of injured workers to return to their prior worker role through the identification of the influencing psychosocial perceptions.

Keeping workers compensation claim information confidential is important to a lot of injured workers.

This proposal is inconsistent with the due process rights of both injured workers and employers.

I have the necessary skills to effectively advocate on behalf of injured workers.

Our 22 member groups have strong community roots, working closely with other local groups and agencies to advance the interests of injured workers.

Victims twice over: perceptions and experiences of injured workers.

They took dozens of stories of injured workers to a high - level meeting of federal officials.

The lost wages generally consists of two - thirds of the injured worker's weekly wages.

A 2015 study found 46 % of injured workers with a permanent disability were living at or near the poverty line, with 9 % living in deep poverty.

On job sites with multiple contractors, whether a worker from another contractor or the contractor may be liable is dependent on the relationship of the contractor to the employer of the injured worker.

Our experienced lawyers have assisted thousands of injured workers.

In June this year the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups filed a lawsuit in Ontario's Superior Court seeking a declaration that the exclusion of chronic stress is contrary to the Charter and has been invalid since the law was changed by Bill 99.

Paper compares the government's treatment of injured workers in times of recession, with cuts to cost of living adjustments that reduced the value of benefits by almost 30 %, while employers» rates were reduced and rebates increased.

In speaking to a meeting of the Brantford Injured Workers Group last Thursday, Trent University professor Fergal O'Mahoney discussed his survey of injured workers which found a clear relationship between the stigma injured workers face and mental health problems.