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Workers' Compensation With leading authors and some of the most experienced lawyers in the province, Stringer Brisbin Humphrey offers its clients quality service in the area of workers' compensation. Members of the firm take pride in helping clients improve their organization's lost time record and realize potential savings. Our clients report an increased level of competence and confidence as we work with them in this costly, challenging area.
We represent employers in all matters relating to workplace safety and insurance.
This includes: - Providing advice on claims management, assessment and experience rating issue
- Advocating on behalf of our clients with adjudicators and other staff of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and the Workplace Safety And Insurance Tribunal (WSIAT)
- Advice on managing employees with WSIB claims from not only a workplace safety and insurance perspective but with regard to compliance with human rights legislation and collective agreement compliance
- Advice on WSIB financing matters including rate group classification disputes, assessments and penalties
- Represent employers at every level of the Ontario workplace insurance system. This includes making representations (verbal and written) to claims adjudicators and presenting appeals (written and oral) at the WSIB appeals branch and presenting appeals (written and oral) at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. This also includes participating in the mediation processes that are sometimes associated with these appeals.
Publications, complimentary firm newsletters and briefing breakfastsWe are authors of the pre-eminent text in the area: Employer's Guide to Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance published by Carswell. For further information on this publication go to www.carswell.comArticles on workplace safety and insurance appear regularly in our complimentary newsletter, Stringer Brisbin Humphrey Reports and on a timely basis in our electronic bulletins.
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Subscribers also receive notification of reasonably priced briefing breakfasts and other training opportunities.
Recent publications
For recent publications click here.
"WSIB's CAD-7 Enhancements Will Impact All Construction Employers, Lawyer Warns" Daily Commercial News, July 23, 2004, page 1, page 2
Customized training
Workplace Safety and Insurance: How to Manage Claims and Cut Costs - From Accident to Closure under the Ontario Workplace Safety Insurance Act
Contacts
Ryan J. Conlin at rconlin@sbhlawyers.com or 416-862-1616 Charles Humphrey at chumphrey@sbhlawyers.com or 416-862-1616 (in Toronto) or 705-727-0808 (North Central Ontario, Barrie, Office)
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