When do different rules apply to workers compensation and personal leave?
- *Different rules apply if the worker is on worker’s compensation for over 52 weeks and is totally incapacitated **If the payment for personal leave is higher (worker would be afforded the difference between the personal leave and workers compensation)
How is workers’ compensation different in Canada?
- Canada differs from the US in that those industries that are not exempt from this required coverage can only receive workers’ compensation insurance from a WCB. Therefore, Canadian workers’ compensation coverage is similar to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and other monopolistic state funds.
How long does it take to receive compensation for a work injury?
- If you report the injury promptly, miss more than seven days of work and your claim is accepted by the insurance carrier, you should receive your first compensation check within 21 days of your absence from work. After that, you will receive a check on a regular basis.
What is a Canadian Workers’ Compensation Board?
- Canadian Workers’ Compensa- tion Boards (WCB) are provincially and territorially regulated throughout the Country and provide insurance for workplace injuries and illnesses. As with the US, certain industries are exempt from this required coverage such as dentistry, banking, insurance and trust companies to name a few.
What happens after 130 weeks on WorkCover in Victoria? Once you have received 130 weeks of payments, your entitlement stops.