Changes to the WCB Coming September 2024: Gradual Onset Psychological Injury Recognized by WCB
Information from the WCB:
This fall an amendment is coming which allows gradual onset stress to be considered an injury and therefore elegiable for compensation
[To read the WCB press release…]
WCB Resources:
- Questions and Answers on the Gradual Onset Psychological Injury page on Work Safe. For Life.
- WCB newsletter: Safe+Secure: Gradual Onset Psychological Injury ENews.
- Employers can check out worksafeforlife.ca for tools and resources for both physical and psychological injury prevention, and WCB’s Working to Well website for materials on return-to-work programs.
The EHCC is coordinating an information session for our members with representatives of the Workers Compensation Board and we want to hear from you regarding the changes to the WCB. Please take a moment to complete this short 2 minute survey.
We will let you know when the information session is scheduled.