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.
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' ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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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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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More Workers' compensation costs for temporary disability are a function of:
The compensation rate (66 2/3rds% of gross, 90% of net spendable)
Waiting periods (none, 3 days, 2/5ths of a week) and ...
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Workers' compensation levels for temporary disability are of critical importance to workers and their families. Any discussions I've read recently are around “benefit adequacy” of ...
Read More Most people would say, “work-related injuries that result in workers losing time and earnings are covered by workers' compensation”. In most Canadian provinces, that statement would be ...
Read More Many workers' compensation jurisdictions have a “waiting period” for workers' compensation. This is a form of “deductible” whereby the worker absorbs the initial ...
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