Click here for access to all of the WSIAT’s decisions.
Determining work-relatedness of PTSD recurrence where worker experienced retriggering compensable and non-compensable events.
Determining entitlement for LOE where there is a wage loss due to employer no longer “topping up” the worker’s earnings after she chose an alternate suitable position.
Whether an accelerating vehicle can be seen as a weapon and considered an “objectively traumatic” incident for entitlement under Traumatic Mental Stress policy.
Closure of appeal where the appellant frustrated the appeals process through inordinate delay.
SIEF – determining the severity of a pre-existing condition which limits some, but not all, non-surgical treatment options.
Determining long-term earnings basis for LOE where worker’s earnings were reduced due to COVID-19.
Whether a worker’s widow has the authority to bring a claim as a survivor many years after the administration of the estate has been concluded.
Adjudicating amount of SIEF in view of cumulative PTSD injury from exposures from prior employers.
Family status, including childcare availability, is a personal characteristic to be considered in determining suitability of modified work.
Whether a worker was in the course of employment when injured while driving to a carpool location on the way to work at a construction site.