WorkSafeBC | December 11, 2023
The Policy, Regulation and Research Department would like to thank you all for your submissions on Return to Work Obligations: Duty to Cooperate and Duty to Maintain Employment. The stakeholder feedback received by the Board of Directors informed its decision-making on the policy changes. Please click here for a summary of stakeholder comments.
On November 9, 2023, the Board of Directors approved:
- The addition of four new policies to the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II (RS&CM) to provide guidance on the implementation of the new legislative return to work obligations introduced by the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2022 (Bill 41):
- C5-35.00, Introduction to Return to Work Obligations;
- C5-35.10, Duty to Cooperate;
- C5-35.20, Duty to Maintain Employment;
- C5-35.30, Penalties for Failure to Comply with the Duty to Cooperate or Duty to Maintain
- Consequential amendments to existing policies in theRS&CM and Assessment Manual to reflect the new obligations introduced by Bill 41 and create consistency across policies.
The new and amended policies are effective on January 1, 2024.
Please click here to view the Resolution.
Policy, Regulation and Research Department
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