Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board
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Saskatchewan WCB looking at paying for private PCR tests for COVID-19 claimantsThe Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board has said rapid antigen test results would not be sufficient for people who claim to contract COVID-19 on the job.CanadaJan 13, 2022
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COVID-19: What Sask. employees should know about PCR testing rights, workers’ comp. claimsHoward Levitt, an employment lawyer based in Toronto said if an employer wants to make sure their workplace is safe and ask for a negative test, they have a right to do so.CanadaJan 6, 2022
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Saskatchewan WCB has received 232 COVID-19 claims from employees since start of pandemicHealthcare workers make up about 32 per cent of all claims, but most of them were denied because of negative tests or the individual was deemed to have caught COVID-19 outside of their workplace.CanadaNov 27, 2020
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Asbestos, falls and firefighter cancer highlight Saskatchewan workplace fatality/injury strategySaskatchewan is prioritizing asbestos exposure, falls, vehicle crashes and firefighter cancer in a three year strategy to reduce workplace injuries and fatalities.CanadaDec 2, 2019
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Saskatchewan WCB continues to be fully funded to cover future claimsWCB chairperson Gord Dobrowolsky said they remain fully funded with the ability to cover the future costs of all claims in the system.CanadaApr 17, 2019
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Saskatchewan WCB reports 78 per cent increase in workplace deaths for 2018There were 48 workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan during 2018 — an increase of 78 per cent from 2017.CanadaMar 14, 2019
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Sask. firefighters to receive expanded cancer coverageSask. firefighters will now be able to claim prostate, skin, breast, myeloma, cervical and ovarian cancer as occupational diseases with the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation BoardCanadaDec 4, 2018
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Partnership helps create psychologically healthy work environments in Sask.UFred enters partnership with WCB to develop educational programs that help Saskatchewan employers protect the psychological health of their workers.HealthDec 3, 2018
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Proper benefits, supports provided to La Loche school shooting victim: ombudsmanSaskatchewan’s ombudsman has completed her investigation into complaints made against the Workers Compensation Board and the Ministry of Justice by a La Loche school shooting victim.CanadaAug 22, 2018
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27 Saskatchewan workplace deaths in 2017 ‘unacceptable’: WCBThe Workers’ Compensation Board said there were 27 workplace deaths in Saskatchewan last year.CanadaMay 2, 2018
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