Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Compensation Claims for Injured Workers (7:III)"

* whether an injury has arisen out of or in the course of an employment;

* the existence and degree of disability by reason of an injury;

* the permanence of disability by reason of an injury;

* the degree of reduction of earning capacity by reason of an injury;

* the average earnings of a worker, for the purpose of levying assessments, and the average earnings of a worker for purposes of payment of compensation;

* the existence of the relationship of a member of the family of a worker as defined by the Act;

* the existence of dependency;

* whether an industry is within the scope of the Act, and the class to which an industry should be assigned for the purposes of the Act;

* whether a worker is in an industry within the scope of the Act and entitled to compensation under it; and

* whether a person is a worker, a subcontractor, a contractor or an employer within the meaning of the Act.

* Personal Injury (physical or physical/psychological) – sections 134 and 146 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 5];

* Psychological injury (only mental stress) – section 135 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 5.1];

* Occupational Disease – sections 136(1) and 137 of the WCA [Former Act, ss. 6(1) and 6(3)]

* Hearing Loss – section 145 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 7]

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