Workers' Compensation Claim Benefits (7:XI): Difference between revisions
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Benefits may be suspended: | Benefits may be suspended: | ||
* | * if a worker persists in unsanitary or injurious practices, which tend to '''prevent or slow recovery'''; | ||
* | * if a worker refuses to submit to medical or surgical treatment, which, in the opinion of the WCB, is '''reasonably essential''' in promoting recovery; | ||
* | * if a worker fails to attend a medical examination arranged by the Board; or | ||
* | * if a worker is in prison, in which case benefits will cease, or be paid to his or her dependents. | ||
The Board may also divert compensation from a worker for the benefit of their dependents if the worker is not supporting them. | The Board may also divert compensation from a worker for the benefit of their dependents if the worker is not supporting them. |