When a worker is compensated for a compensable injury, he or she may also be compensated for a number of the consequences that flow from it. The policy identifies several types of consequential incidents that may not be so clearly connected to the employment-related injury, but which are still considered compensable. The policy also provides cost relief to employers by excluding some of the costs of these compensable consequences from an employer’s experience rating.
WorkSafeBC’s governing body, the Board of Directors, has approved the release of a discussion paper with policy options for stakeholder review and comment.
Stakeholders are invited to review the discussion paper and proposed options and to provide feedback by September 30, 2014.
For more information or to provide comments, click HERE.