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Bill 37 policy framework
The Skills Development and Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 ("Bill 37") will change how compensation for the surviving dependants of a deceased worker is calculated. Most of these changes will be retroactive to June 30, 2002.
Bill 37 will also amend the provision in the Workers Compensation Act dealing with mental stress and introduce a new provision relating to non-lawyers who act as advocates within the workers' compensation system.
In order to implement these changes, the Workers' Compensation Board ("WCB") must bring its policies into line with the new legislative provisions. As a result, the WCB's Policy and Regulation Development Bureau ("Bureau") has developed the attached policy framework (PDF 56kb), which will guide the development of policy in response to Bill 37.
Stakeholders are invited to provide their comments on the policy framework to the Bureau by October 31, 2003.
Comments may be sent by mail, fax or e-mail to:
Susan Furlong, Acting Policy Director
Policy and Regulation Development Bureau
Workers' Compensation Board
PO Box 5350, Stn Terminal
Vancouver, BC V6B 5L5
Fax: 604 279-7599
E-mail: sfurlon1@wcb.bc.ca
Opinions expressed by stakeholders will be brought to the attention of the WCB's governing body, the Board of Directors, before it adopts any amendments to the current policies.
Please note that all comments become part of the Bureau's database and may be published, including the identity of organizations and those participating on behalf of organizations. The identity of those who have participated on their own behalf will be kept confidential according to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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