A Practical Guide to Return to Work

Upcoming Webinars

February 26, 2026   |  Time: 12:30 pm ET
This webinar provides a comprehensive review of what you need to know to implement a return-to-work program at your workplace with best practices for managing it. This webinar will help you understand WSIB cooperation, return to work and re-employment obligations as a construction or non-construction employer. To better appreciate these obligations, we will help you identify suitable and available work, guide you in addressing disagreements on job suitability, and help you prepare return to work assessments & plans.

Mental Stress

Upcoming Webinars

February 12, 2026    |  Time: 12:30 pm ET
This webinar will cover the different types of mental stress claims and their distinctive features. Also, the session will review the legal requirements for establishing Traumatic Mental Stress, Chronic Mental Stress, and presumptive PTSD claims, including the use of the WSIB specific form for the reporting of occupational mental stress disorders. An employer’s return to work obligations and noteworthy cases will also be discussed.

OEA Director

Director's Update

Susan Adams joined the Office of the Employer Adviser (OEA) as Director in 2020.  Before joining the OEA, Susan was the Executive Director at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) for ten years followed by a year as Director at the Office of the Worker Adviser.  Susan has a law degree from the…

New Director

Director's Update

I am delighted to join the Office of the Employer Adviser!   I bring to the role experience in the workplace safety and insurance system from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT), most recently 10 years as Executive Director, and from the Office of the Worker Adviser as Director. I look forward to continuing…