Claims Cost Relief and Claims Cost Transfer

October 30, 1995 - December 31, 2007

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General Information

The principle of claims cost relief and of claims cost transfer is to ensure an employer's experience account is not charged claims costs for a disability which exceeds the employer's responsibility.

All charges to an employer's experience in the year of occurrence affect an employer's merit rebate. In turn, the amount of claims costs applied against an employer's experience account determines whether an employer is assessed a super-assessment. As a result, it is important that only appropriate claims costs are charged to an employer's experience account.

All claims decisions are appealable to the Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board.