"Then a year and half later, the company sent me home for no work [available] so I had no therapy or treatment." Jones now advocates to protect other injured workers from the practice known...
Advocates for Injured Workers ( AIW ) is a student legal clinic operating in Toronto and affiliated with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. This clinic is supervised by the Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario (IAVGO)–itself a community legal clinic funded by Legal Aid Ont...
The organization was founded in 1990 by Steve Mantis and other injured workers advocates including Wolfgang Zimmermann, after they organized a "National Conference on Re-Employment of...
Recent legislative changes in Colorado’s workers’ compensation laws are set to significantly impact the rights and protections of employees injured on the job. The Burg Simpson law firm is at the f...
O.D.I.W.G. is an affiliate of the Injured Workers Outreach Services, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups and the Canadian Injured Worker Alliance. ODIWG has been operating in the Ottawa area
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Understanding the Importance of an Injured Worker Lawyer · As an employee, you have rights and protections. If you’re injured at work, it’s crucial to seek the expertise of an injured worker lawyer. Understanding the importance of this specialist can make a significant difference in securing your rights and ensuring fair treatment. The Role of an Injured at Work Lawyer · An injured at work lawyer comes to your aid when you’ve suffered an injury in your workplace. This professional will...
Advocates for Injured Workers (AIW) is a student clinic dedicated to providing high quality legal services to injured workers. AIW is an exciting way for University of Toronto law students to gain valuable experience in both written and oral advocacy. It is an excellent opportunity to work directly with clients, to develop practical legal skills and to learn more about administrative law, labour and employment law, human rights law, and litigation. First year students (1Ls) can volunteer at the ...
Suffering a workplace injury can be a very stressful experience. Going from fully functional to incapacitated in the blink of an eye, combined with angst and uncertainty about the future, makes for a very difficult time for an injured worker. Adding more pressure to an already challenging situation is the complicated workers’ compensation system, which can be confusing to navigate. In the traditional model, many injured on the job were left feeling that their overall well-being was dismissed, while all that mattered was the operational impact ...
Over the past decade, states have slashed workers' compensation benefits, denying injured workers help when they need it most and shifting the costs of workplace accidents to taxpayers.