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The OEA is hosting a series of FREE webinars on various WSIB topics. Join us for these informative sessions by registering below. If you have any questions, please contact the OEA’s Advice Centre by calling us at (416) 327-0020 / 1-800-387-0774 or send your questions via e-mail at askoea@ontario.ca so we can help you.

OEA Services

February 13, 2024    |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar outlines the OEA services available to Ontario employers dealing with workplace safety insurance issues and when to engage those services.

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Introduction to Workplace Safety and Insurance – Employer Accounts

February 22, 2024    |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar reviews the registration requirements for Schedule 1 employers, how your premium rate is determined, which earnings you need to include in your insurable earnings calculation, how to calculate the premium you must report and pay to the WSIB, and the importance of clearance certificates. This is an introductory level presentation directed to Schedule 1 employers who recently registered with the WSIB or who are unsure if they must do so.

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Introduction to Workplace Safety and Insurance – Claims

February 27, 2024   |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar provides an overview of the criteria the WSIB uses to determine whether an injury, illness, or disease is work-related, your reporting, return to work, re-employment, and cooperation obligations, how to identify suitable and available work to accommodate your injured or ill workers, the WSIB’s role, and the cost relief measures that may be available to some Schedule 1 employers. This is an introductory level presentation that provides Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 employers with a general understanding of how Ontario’s workplace safety and insurance (workers’ compensation) system works.

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Completing The Form 7

March 5, 2024   |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar walks you through an employer’s obligation to complete their “report of injury/disease” – the WSIB’s Form 7. You will learn what information the WSIB is looking for and best practices for answering the form questions.

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Claims Management Tips

March 19, 2024    |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar provides you with helpful practices to better manage your workplace safety and insurance needs – starting from hiring practices, an injury in the workplace, and an injured person’s subsequent return to work

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A Practical Guide to Return to Work

April 4, 2024    |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar explains the benefits of having a return to work program, your legal obligations under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, key steps for implementing a return to work program and plan and resolution strategies for disputes in return to work.

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Appeals

April 9, 2024    |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar outlines the appeal process, the different levels of appeal, and how to prepare for either your own, or your worker’s, appeal.

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Rate Framework

April 16, 2024    |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar outlines the WSIB’s “rate framework” and how your company’s premium rate(s) will be assessed. This webinar is a general level presentation intended for Schedule 1 employers who have some experience dealing with the WSIB from a premium/assessment perspective.

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Section 50 Unlawful Reprisals

April 25, 2024    |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar explains the process and timelines for responding to a Section 50 unlawful reprisal allegation, and the OEA services available to help employers facing such an allegation.

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Mental Stress

April 30, 2024    |  Time: 10:00 am ET
This webinar outlines the legislative modifications that have changed the handling of mental stress claims, and how mental stress entitlement, both traumatic and chronic, is determined by the WSIB.

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Previously recorded webinars

 

We apologize as our previously recorded webinars are currently unavailable. Please check back periodically or check our twitter @askoea to see when they are available. If you have any questions, please contact the OEA’s Advice Centre by calling us at (416) 327-0020 / 1-800-387-0774 or send your questions via e-mail at askoea@ontario.ca so we can help you.