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Bill 119 explained in plain English

Respecting Injured Workers Act (Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment), 2019

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 119
Full title
Respecting Injured Workers Act (Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment), 2019
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
May 27, 2019

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
May 27, 2019
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

This Act amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, to clarify that certain potential earnings will not be considered when calculating compensation for injured workers, unless the worker refused employment without good reason.

What It Means

The Respecting Injured Workers Act (Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment), 2019, amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. It changes how 'earnings' are calculated for injured workers receiving compensation. Specifically, it clarifies that certain potential earnings will not be considered if the worker did not actually have the employment or business, unless the worker refused the employment without good reason. This means a worker will not be considered to be earning money from a job they were not offered or did not accept, or from a business they are not operating, unless they refused a job offer in bad faith. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
  • Changes the definition of 'earnings' for the purpose of compensation for injured workers.
  • Specifies that earnings from employment not actually held by the worker will not be considered unless the worker refused the employment without good cause.
  • Specifies that earnings from a business not actually carried on by the worker will not be considered.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Injured workers receiving compensation.
  • The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • For injured workers: A right to have their compensation calculated based on actual earnings or available suitable employment they have not refused without good cause.
  • For the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board: An obligation not to determine certain potential earnings as actual earnings for compensation calculation purposes, unless specific conditions are met.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what constitutes 'good cause' for refusing employment.
  • The bill does not detail the process for determining 'suitable and available employment or business'.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997
amends

Adds a new subsection to Section 43 that clarifies how earnings are determined for injured workers receiving compensation. It states that earnings from employment not taken, or a business not operated, will not be considered unless the worker refused the employment without good cause.

Source: Section 1

Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997
amends

Section 43 is amended by adding a new subsection (4.1) that specifies certain potential earnings will not be considered when calculating compensation for loss of earnings.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 27, 2019
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Wayne Gates
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Niagara Falls
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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