Today we’re hearing from Tebasum Durani and John McKinnon, who are both lawyers at IWC. John and Tabasum are discussing how Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance board - or WSIB - is funded, why it is funded that way, and also a controversial decision for Ontario’s WSIB to hand over $2.5 billion dollars to employers in the lead up to an anticipated spring election.

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Labour Pains: An Injured Worker Podast (formerly InjuredWorkerCast) features conversations in the field of health & safety and workers’ compensation in Ontario, Canada and beyond. 

It is produced by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, and is not a substitute for professional legal advice.

For more information on workers compensation issues,campaigns, and resources, visit injuredworkersonline.org.

Music and Audio Editing by David Newberry.