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Introduction to Compensation Claims for Injured Workers (7:III) (view source)
Revision as of 00:11, 5 August 2017
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| psychological injury only (“mental stress”) | | psychological injury only (“mental stress”) | ||
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| occupational disease – no presumption of work causation | | occupational disease – no presumption of work causation | ||
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| occupational disease – presumption of work causation | | occupational disease – presumption of work causation | ||
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===== (3) Jurisdiction ===== | ===== (3) Jurisdiction ===== | ||
Work outside of BC is regarded as non-work exposure for compensation purposes. However, workers’ compensation boards across Canada have entered into an “interjurisdictional agreement” that provides for reciprocal coverage of some disabilities arising from work exposure or activities indifferent jurisdictions, and also enables the ruling Board to administer a claim in another province. The Board may try to apportion benefits in cases where the disability is partially caused by non-work or out-of-jurisdiction factors according to the percentages of causation – at least when assessing a pension – although it is not clear that the Act authorizes this. | Work outside of BC is regarded as non-work exposure for compensation purposes. However, workers’ compensation boards across Canada have entered into an “interjurisdictional agreement” that provides for reciprocal coverage of some disabilities arising from work exposure or activities indifferent jurisdictions, and also enables the ruling Board to administer a claim in another province. The Board may try to apportion benefits in cases where the disability is partially caused by non-work or out-of-jurisdiction factors according to the percentages of causation – at least when assessing a pension – although it is not clear that the Act authorizes this. | ||
==== c) Is the Disability Caused by Work? ==== | ==== c) Is the Disability Caused by Work? ==== | ||