Section 41 of the Workers' Compensation Act comes into effect January 1, 2011
This section outlines re-employment obligations for employers with 20 or more workers.
Preliminary Findings on Three
2009 Worker Falls From Heights
Preliminary Findings on Two
2009 Work place Fatalities
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H1N1 Influenza and the Workplace
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2010 Assessment Rates
The Maximum Assessable Earnings / Maximum Wage Rate for 2010 is $77,610
Important Changes - LATE AND NON-PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENT PREMIUMS
Employer Assessment Rates
Wondering why your rates are higher than they could be? Click here to compare how much each industry group costs the system vs. how much it pays in.
Workers' Compensation is a form of insurance. Just as collisions drive up car insurance, more workplace injuries and injured workers being on the system longer than necessary drive up the costs of workers' compensation, which in turn drive up rates.
Don't pay the full assessment rate! CHOICES is an incentive program that will give you a break for helping to address the underlying causes of high costs to the workers' compensation system.
Managing Disabilities of Injured Workers. Employers who wish to learn more about developing a Return-To-Work program and managing disabilities for injured workers click on this URL
www.idmsc.org/dmsa/index.php?referral=21
Contact information:
GENERAL INQUIRIES AND AFTER HOUR EMERGENCIES: 667-5645
ASSESSMENT INQUIRIES: 667-5095
CLAIMS INQUIRIES: 667-8796
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INQUIRIES: 667-5450
TOLL FREE NUMBER: 1-800-661-0443
Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board
