Human Resources Legislative Update

WSIB Releases Work Reintegration Policies for Consultation

Human Resources Legislative Update

WSIB Releases Work Reintegration Policies for Consultation

Date: November 11, 2010

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has released interim Work Reintegration policies and a draft Work Reintegration NEER policy for stakeholder consultation. Stakeholders can submit their responses in writing until February 15, 2011.

The interim Work Reintegration policies integrate Early and Safe Return to Work, Re-Employment and Labour Market Re-entry and are to become effective December 1, 2010, during the course of the consultation process. The draft Work Reintegration NEER policy extends the NEER window from three to four years beginning with the 2008 accident year.