Why Gosal & Company Chose a 4-Day Work Week
A joint post from Associate Lawyers Kali Larsen, Kate Elperin, and Manbeen Saini. As of February 1, 2022, Gosal & Company moved from a 5-day work week to a 4-day…
WorkSafeBC Personal Optional Protection
What is WorkSafeBC Personal Optional Protection? Personal Optional Protection (“POP”) coverage is an optional workplace disability insurance that protects self-employed proprietors and partners in a partnership.[1] Proprietors and partners are…
WorkSafeBC and Your Psychological Diagnosis
Are you experiencing psychological symptoms (such as depression or PTSD) after a workplace injury? With work incidents having mental health effects as well as physical effects, it is very common…
Does WorkSafeBC Accept COVID-19 Claims?
Can you file a WorkSafeBC claim when contracting COVID-19 at work? A total of 1,132 people have filed COVID-19 claims with WorkSafeBC, according to WorkSafe claims data. Only 379 of…
BC Ministry of Labour Proposes Changes to the Workers Compensation Act
On July 14, 2020, Harry Bains, BC’s Minister of Labour, introduced Bill 23 – the Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2020. If approved, Bill 23 will change the existing law under the…
Why do you only deal with WorkSafeBC cases?
I was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. I graduated from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary in 1984, then obtained my Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science from the University…
WorkSafeBC Red Flags
Unless WorkSafeBC has explicitly accepted a physical or psychological condition in a decision letter, you will likely not receive compensation (a permanent disability award).Objective findings diagnosed and documents on CT…
Frequently Asked Questions Update
Can I sue my employer for my workplace injury? Usually the answer is no. However, under section 10 of the Workers Compensation Act (Act), if a worker’s injury is caused by a defect…
WorkSafeBC (“WCB”) Top Tips
Read each decision letter sent to you. The standard appeal lines in a decision letter from WorkSafeBC states: “If you disagree with this decision, you can ask the Review Division to…