At RCR Legal Services Professional Corporation, we are dedicated to advocating for the rights of injured workers. Our recent success in the case of a correctional manager's Non-Economic Loss (NEL) award for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) exemplifies our commitment to ensuring fair compensation for our clients. Case Background In March 2017, our client, a 54-year-old Correctional Manager, claimed a mental stress injury resulting from his employment. After 30 years of dedicated service at a correctional facility, he was diagnosed with PTSD, with the injury dated back to December 29, 2016. Initially, the WSIB awarded him a 10% NEL for his PTSD impairment,…

Summary of Decision No. 1666/23R: A Victory for Fair Compensation of LOE benefits Following Occupational Asthma Diagnosis Due to Exposure to Isocyanates The recent reconsideration of Decision No.1666/23 marks a significant step forward in ensuring fair compensation for workers. The core issue revolved around the long-term recalculation of the worker's Loss of Earnings (LOE) benefits following an occupational asthma diagnosis due to exposure to isocyanates. The WSIB initially set the worker's LOE entitlement based on short-term pre-injury earnings, which did not account for the worker's long-term earnings pattern. Despite the worker's request for a recalculation based on his earnings from the year prior…