5 Essential Questions for Workers Seeking WorkSafeBC Compensation for Mental Conditions

Historically, workers’ compensation was designed to provide compensation to workers that have suffered some form of workplace injury: the strained back from lifting boxes, the broken ankle from falling off a ladder or carpel tunnel syndrome from excessive typing. Due to the language previously provided for in the BC Workers’ Compensation Act, with few exceptions compensation was only provided for workplace injuries physical in nature.

Problems with WorkSafeBC ? : 6 Steps to Appeal a Workers’ Compensation Decision

Rhonda works for a medical supplies company. One day she is carrying a tray of materials to her workstation when she slips on some water a co-worker had spilled on the floor. She falls hard on her back and is in immediate pain. Her WorkSafeBC claim is initially accepted, but after weeks of therapy she’s still in chronic pain. One day WorkSafeBC requests a medical examination by one of their staff physicians. Two weeks later, Rhonda gets a letter stating that there are “no objective medical findings” and that her WorkSafeBC benefits are being discontinued.