WSIB & Work Injury Claims Blog

If you follow our blog at all, or if you’ve ever researched the WSIB and worker’s compensation, then you know that obtaining compensation for your work injury is not exactly a straightforward process. Unfortunately, it is necessary to take a bit of precious time out of your schedule to learn about work injury protocol if…

In a separate post on the Goodman Elbassiouni LLP blog this month, we talked about how mindfulness and vigilance are the best method for anyone trying to avoid injuries at work, on the road or walking the streets. It is a universally recognized truth, however, that a certain number of workplace mishaps will occur, no…

Here at Goodman Elbassiouni LLP, we take what we do very seriously. The reason we take what we do seriously is that it can mean the difference between our client having enough money to live off of, and the alternative. In the lean, winter months when heating bills are high and bank accounts run low…

Following the December holidays, it can be difficult to get back into a good rhythm at work. People are distracted, telling stories from the holidays and trying to shake off those new year’s eve hangovers. You’ve got a long winter ahead of you and this can sometimes make people restless and unfocused. Unfortunately, this lack…

So far this month on the blog we’ve had a chance to discuss safety on foot and on the roads around the holiday season and how those issues are correlated to the Ontario Occupier’s Liability act and the Statutory Accidents Benefits system – respectively. If you’ve read these entries then you already know: when you…

One of the things we always emphasize with our clients is the need for vigilance and quick acting in a situation where you are injured at work. It’s plain to see if you take a minute to study the WSIB website that you are obligated to report to them if an injury or illness caused…

Part One: The Problem In the twentieth century, for years and years during the peak of industrialism in North America, very little was done to prevent loss of hearing in factory or construction settings. In the same way that hockey players never wore helmets early in the NHL, this now seems extremely shocking to us.…

Some people will tell you that accidents in the workplace are an inevitable by-product of commerce and progress. Ever since humans built the pyramids thousands of years ago, there have been many, many deaths and severe injuries resulting from building up civilization and society. Goodman Elbassiouni LLP takes the stance that while there will always…