Workers' Compensation/Occupational Health and Safety
Workers' compensation legislation ensures that workers who sustain injuries in the course of employment or who are disabled by occupational diseases are entitled to indemnification. The workers' compensation system is an intricate regime that represents a significant cost of doing business. The lawyers in the Labour, Employment and Human Rights Group of Fasken Martineau regularly act for employers at all adjudicative and appeal levels of provincial workers' compensation systems. They provide advice and training to assist employers in reducing costs through timely and effective claims management. Managing and reducing costs is the primary focus for our legal professionals when representing employers within the complex administrative bureaucracy of the workers' compensation classification, assessment and experience rating systems.
Federal and provincial legislation established detailed health and safety regulation standards, which impact employers in all provinces. Administrative bodies are provided with wide-ranging powers to inspect workplaces, issue orders, and impose fines and other penalties. Our lawyers provide services to employers encompassing all aspects of occupational health and safety, including:
- Advising on the application of, and compliance with, the regulatory standards
- Representing employers with respect to orders, penalties and prosecutions for alleged non-compliance with occupational health and safety requirements
- Training on how to achieve and maintain the standard of "due diligence"
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