IWH study: Workers’ comp benefits keep poverty low among permanently impaired workers and their families
A new study by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) looked at the earnings of injured workers and their families and found little difference between the poverty levels of permanently impaired workers and their uninjured peers. It also found workers’ compensation benefits play an
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →IWH study: Why some injuries lead to time off and others don’t: it goes beyond injury severity
The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) released a study with some unexpected findings on why some injuries may become lost time claims. No-lost time claims were compared to lost time claims with similar types and severities of injuries. This identified worker/workplace characterist
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →The Big Shift – Economic and political drivers shift west and immigration from Asia influences Canadian demography
March 10, 2014
Canada’s economic and political power is shifting from Central Canada to Western Canada. Immigrants are coming from China, India and across Asia, bringing Pacific influence to Central Canada. For more information, see John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker’s book, The Big Shif
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →Economic – Recession
The Institute for Work & Health has looked at the impact of the 208-2009 recession on workers’ compensation. See The impact of the recession on workers’ compensation claims on the IWH’s website.
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