☑ Obtain basic client information
☑ Note WCB claim number
☑ Determine worker’s claim status:
a) Present benefits
b) On what basis
c) Pending changes
d) Relevant decisions
e) Pending appeals
☑ Review worker’s claim in full detail:
a) Date of injury
b) Nature of injury
c) Circumstances of injury
d) Client’s job
i) Remuneration
ii) Duties - job description
iii) Length of Employment
☑ If claim was accepted, determine:
a) Initial benefit rate
b) Did benefit rate change after 10 weeks?
i) Evidence of long-term earnings given to WCB
ii) Client's actual work and earnings history
☑ Any medical treatment and diagnosis
a) Client’s position
b) Doctor’s advice
c) Board’s position
☑ Permanent disability
a) Return to previous job
b) Return to another job with same employer
c) Retraining
☑ Long-term loss of earnings?
a) Other advisor or representatives
b) Workers’ advisor? Trade Union? Other?
Chapters 1-7 Criminal Law · Youth Justice · Family Law · Victims · Public Complaints · Human Rights · Worker's Compensation
Chapter One: Criminal Law
Chapter Two: Youth Justice
Chapter Three: Family Law
Chapter Four: Victims
Chapter Five: Public Complaints
Chapter Six: Human Rights
Chapter Seven: Workers' Compensation
Chapters 8-14 Employment Insurance · Employment Law · Creditors and Debtors · Consumer Protection · Auto Insurance (ICBC) · Motor Vehicle Law · Mental Health Law
Chapter Eight: Employment Insurance
Chapter Nine: Employment Law
Chapter Ten: Creditors' Remedies and Debtors' Assistance
Chapter Eleven: Consumer Protection
Chapter Twelve: Auto Insurance (ICBC)
Chapter Thirteen: Motor Vehicle Law
Chapter Fourteen: Mental Health Law
Chapters 15-23 Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making · Wills and Estates · Citizenship · Immigration · Landlord and Tenant Rights · Small Claims · Welfare Law · Strata Law · Referrals
Chapter Fifteen: Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making
Chapter Sixteen: Wills and Estate Administration
Chapter Seventeen: Citizenship
Chapter Eighteen: Immigration Law
Chapter Nineteen: Landlord and Tenant Law
Chapter Twenty: Small Claims and the CRT
Chapter Twenty One: Welfare Law
Chapter Twenty Two: Strata Law
Chapter Twenty Three: Referrals
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