Skip to content
Phone: 604.591.8187 | Email: info@gosalandcompany.com
Free Consultation
Gosal and Company - Barristers and Sollicitors LogoGosal and Company - Barristers and Sollicitors Logo
  • Practice Areas
    • Appeal Process
  • Our Team
  • Successful Cases
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Faqs
  • Contact
Menu Close
  • Practice Areas
    • Appeal Process
  • Our Team
  • Successful Cases
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Faqs
  • Contact

Author: gosalandcompany

This author has written 6 articles
Does WorkSafeBC Accept COVID-19 Claims?

Does WorkSafeBC Accept COVID-19 Claims?

  • Post author:gosalandcompany
  • Post published:October 20, 2020
  • Post category:COVID-19/WCB/WorkSafeBC

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 a September 23, 2020 update. Only…

Continue Reading Does WorkSafeBC Accept COVID-19 Claims?
BC Ministry of Labour Proposes Changes to the Workers Compensation Act

BC Ministry of Labour Proposes Changes to the Workers Compensation Act

  • Post author:gosalandcompany
  • Post published:August 12, 2020
  • Post category:WCB/Workers Compensation/WorkSafeBC

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…

Continue Reading BC Ministry of Labour Proposes Changes to the Workers Compensation Act
Why do you only deal with WorkSafeBC cases?

Why do you only deal with WorkSafeBC cases?

  • Post author:gosalandcompany
  • Post published:July 13, 2020
  • Post category:Gosal and Company/WCB/WorkSafeBC

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…

Continue Reading Why do you only deal with WorkSafeBC cases?
WorkSafeBC Red Flags

WorkSafeBC Red Flags

  • Post author:gosalandcompany
  • Post published:July 6, 2020
  • Post category:WCB/Workers Compensation/WorkSafeBC

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…

Continue Reading WorkSafeBC Red Flags
Frequently Asked Questions Update

Frequently Asked Questions Update

  • Post author:gosalandcompany
  • Post published:June 29, 2020
  • Post category:WCB/Workers Compensation/WorkSafeBC

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…

Continue Reading Frequently Asked Questions Update
WorkSafeBC (“WCB”) Top Tips

WorkSafeBC (“WCB”) Top Tips

  • Post author:gosalandcompany
  • Post published:June 23, 2020
  • Post category:WCB/Workers Compensation/WorkSafeBC

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…

Continue Reading WorkSafeBC (“WCB”) Top Tips

WorkSafe BC/WCB Red Flags

Terms to be aware of in WorkSafeBC decision letters

    • Your claim has been accepted for …

      No other condition (temporary or permanent) is accepted.

      No limitations or restrictions are accepted.

      It is not anticipated that any permanent impairment will result.

      Your file will not be referred to the Disability Awards department.

      Your “chronic pain” is accepted. Your file will be referred to the Disability Awards department for consideration of a chronic pain award. (This means that WorkSafeBC has quantified your disability as 2.5% out of 100% and that any and all objective signs of medical disability will be ignored.)

      You have been deemed fit to return to work without restrictions.

      Your condition has resolved.

      You have a significant pre-existing condition. No aggravation of your pre-existing condition is accepted.

      Your file has been reviewed by our Medical Adviser…I have accepted the Medical Adviser’s opinion…your claim is denied.

      There is no convincing evidence of….

The above are just a sample of terms that should set off alarm bells, as these terms indicate that WorkSafeBC is attempting to limit your compensation entitlement and limit the parameters of your claim.

If you need assistance with deciphering WorkSafeBC terminology, seek legal advice and call Gosal & Company at (604) 591-8187.

Gosal and Company - Barristers and Sollicitors Logo

Mr. Gosal has 27 years of experience in the area of WorkSafeBC (“WCB”) claims and appeals. Approximately 95% of the files at our firm are WCB-related and, since 1993, Mr. Gosal has represented over 4,000 injured workers.

THE APPEAL PROCESS

Practice Areas

  • WorkSafeBC Claims & Appeals
  • Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits

Contact Information

  • Address:Gosal & Company Barristers & Solicitors #304-9639 137A Street, Surrey, BC V3T 0M1Opens in a new tab
  • Phone:604.591.8187Opens in your application
  • Fax:604.591.8126
  • Email:info@gosalandcompany.comOpens in your application

WCB Lawyers © 2020, All Rights Reserved.
Website design and strategy by jelly marketing digital marketing and pr and SEO agency is a public relations firm in vancouver and the fraser valley
Vancouver PR Agency | Vancouver SEO