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Assessment decision review and appeal

If you are an employer and disagree with an assessment decision, you may ask to have it clarified by the Assessment Department. If additional information comes to light, the department may reconsider its decision within 75 days of the date of the decision.

Reviews

If you still disagree with a decision you can request a review from the Review Division within 90 days of the date of the decision.

  • The Review Division is the first level of review for most worker and employer issues. On request, the Review Division reviews decisions made under the Workers Compensation Act, including assessment decisions.

Please note the Assessment Department cannot reconsider a decision once a request for review has been filed with the Review Division, and a review request can only be accepted within 90 days of the decision letter.

Appeals

If you disagree with the Review Division decision, you have the right to file an appeal with the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT).

  • The WCAT serves as the final level of appeal for WorkSafeBC matters that it is authorized to hear and decide. An appeal of a Review Division decision must be filed within 30 days of the date of the decision.

Assessment decisions

Examples of decisions by the WorkSafeBC Assessment Department include:

  • Whether an applicant is a worker, employer or independent operator
  • What the appropriate classification unit is for an employer
  • Whether to apply penalties for late payments or payroll reports
  • Estimates of employer payroll, when reports have not been submitted
  • Disposition of any surpluses in an employer's account
  • Determination of coverage period for POP customers

Employers' Advisers
The B.C. government provides impartial advisers on WorkSafeBC assessment matters. Employers' Advisers act independently of WorkSafeBC, and provide assistance or clarification on an assessment decision relating to your firm.

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