Terry Bogyo

Terry is an active researcher, speaker and commentator on workers compensation issues. Now retired, he was the Director of Corporate Planning and Development for WorkSafeBC. His responsibilities included environmental scanning, strategic planning and inter-jurisdictional comparisons. Terry says of himself: I am a student of workers’ compensation systems. Many years ago I discovered two things about this area. First, workers’ comp and OH&S are of vital importance to people. Protecting, caring for and providing compensation to workers are important, noble and morally responsible endeavors. The second thing I learned was that no matter how much I knew about workers' comp/OH&S, there was always so much more to learn. This is an endlessly challenging area of study. My purpose, therefore, is not to lecture, but to reflect on the ideas and issues that are topical in this area... and to invite others to share in a learning experience. By adding your knowledge and insights, others with similar interests can participate in the discovery and study of this important domain.

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How does workers' comp compare among TPP countries?

• 02/08/16

Interjurisdictional comparison of compensation for work-related injury is difficult.  Among the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries, there is wide variation in laws covering work injuries.  ...
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What will the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP trade agreement) mean for workers' compensation?

• 01/18/16

Trade deals often contain provisions regarding labour, social security (including workers' compensation), occupational health and safety (OH&S).  The Trans-Pacific Partnership text  ...
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What will elimination of the waiting period mean?

• 11/06/15

Workers' compensation “reform” often means changes that effectively reduce costs and/or benefits.  That is not the case with the recently announced changes to one workers' ...
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Will workers' compensation cover income lost from my second job?

• 06/12/15

About 5% of the employed labour force in North America works more than one job concurrently.  In some jurisdictions, the prevalence is even higher.  Multiple jobholders in South Dakota accounted ...
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How much workers' compensation coverage do I have… really?

• 05/14/15

Take five minutes and consider this question:  “If I got hurt at work today and was off work (for a week or year), how much of my financial loss would be covered by workers' ...
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What can we take from the ProPublica/NPR investigative reports on Workers' Compensation?

• 04/21/15

The ProPublica/NPR investigative reports have highlighted what is wrong with workers' compensation.  Make no mistake; there is much to criticize among the US and Canadian workers' compensation ...
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Does Workers' Compensation need a new "Grand Bargain"?

• 03/09/15

In a recent blog post, Robert Wilson (WorkersCompensation.com) concluded that workers' compensation needs a new “grand bargain”.  He supports this conclusion by arguing that the ...
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What happens when everyone has a workplace accommodation?

• 02/04/15

In recent online Disability Management course, “Mary” (not her real name) raised this question in one of our online discussions:  “What happens when just about everyone in a department ...
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Does compliance with the National Commission's Temporary Disability Compensation Recommendations matter?

• 01/06/15

In the last three posts to this blog I have recapped the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws (1972) recommendations regarding short-term work-related disability (Temporary Total ...
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