Bill 128 explained in plain English
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Permanent Partial Disability Supplements), 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 128 amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act to prevent Old Age Security pensions from reducing permanent partial disability benefits for pre-1985 and pre-1989 injuries.
This bill amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. It ensures that a worker's eligibility for a pension under the Old Age Security Act (Canada) does not reduce their permanent partial disability benefits. This applies to injuries that occurred before 1985 and before 1989, under the rules that were in place before the 1997 Act.
- Amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
- Ensures that a worker's pension under the Old Age Security Act (Canada) does not reduce their permanent partial disability benefits.
- Specifies that this change applies to injuries that occurred before 1985 and before 1989, under the 'pre-1997 Act' rules.
- Deems certain provisions related to permanent partial disability supplements under the 'pre-1997 Act' to be repealed.
- Provides for the reconsideration of claims by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the "Board") or the Appeals Tribunal if decisions were made before this bill came into force, for claims related to pre-1997 Act injuries.
- Allows workers to request that the Board or Appeals Tribunal reconsider or refer back claims that were pending or under appeal before this bill came into force.
- Workers with permanent partial disability benefits for injuries that occurred before 1985 and before 1989.
- The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the "Board").
- The Appeals Tribunal.
- Workers have the right to request the Board reconsider a claim if a decision was made before this bill came into force.
- Workers have the right to request the Appeals Tribunal refer a decision back to the Board if the Tribunal made a decision before this bill came into force.
- Workers have the right to request the Appeals Tribunal refer a decision back to the Board if an appeal was pending before this bill came into force.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill refers to a 'pre-1997 Act' but does not explicitly define it within the provided text, although the context suggests it relates to the previous legislation governing workplace safety and insurance before the 1997 Act.
Amends Section 110 to ensure that pensions from the Old Age Security Act (Canada) do not reduce permanent partial disability benefits for injuries that occurred before 1985 and before 1989.
Source: Section 1, amending Section 110
This specific provision related to decisions made under the previous Act is considered repealed.
Source: Section 1 (6)
This specific provision related to decisions made under the previous Act is considered repealed.
Source: Section 1 (7)
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