


Supportive employers want their workers to recover and stay with their organizations, so they adjust jobs to help their workers stay connected and contributing to the workplace. Suppression actions against employees including pressure not to submit (or to withdraw) claims, providing false information, under-reporting severity and wage continuation (in place of filing a claim).Īs an employer, it is a critical role you play in a worker's recovery by being supportive and offering suitable return to work opportunities.Making false or misleading statements regarding worker entitlement and.Failure to notify the Board within 3 days of learning of the injury.The most common violations include but are not limited to: When companies are charged and convicted with claims avoidance and other violations, the WCB register and publish these results. It is estimated that approximately 7-8% of workplace injuries and illnesses are not reported to the WCB Board. Given the importance of this rating to the company’s profits, it can be tempting for businesses to downplay the severity of their claims, and in some cases, to avoid claims altogether. This is because a company’s workers’ compensation rating is an extremely important factor in their ability to win contracts. Not only can they result in an increase in employer’s premiums and lost efficiency due to absenteeism, but they can also cost the company future contracts.

Workers’ compensation claims are expensive in more ways than one.
