Provincial Government Strengthens Retirement Benefits for Workers with a Workplace Injury or Illness

WorkplaceNL will begin covering psychological injuries caused by workplace harassment under the workers’ compensation system starting June 1, allowing eligible workers to receive wage-loss benefits, health care benefits, and return-to-work services. Harassment is defined as aggressive, intimidating, or discriminatory conduct that is repeated or a single…

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has introduced Bill 10 to amend the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, aiming to increase retirement benefits for workers with workplace injuries or illnesses by including Temporary Earnings Loss (TEL) benefits in retirement calculations starting retroactively if passed. The changes would affect about…

The government proposes Bill 10 to amend the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act 2022 to include Temporary Earnings Loss (TEL) benefits in retirement benefit calculations, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2019. This change would affect about 3,100 workers with WorkplaceNL claims, provide a one-time average increase of about $5,800 per worker (with some…

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has introduced legislation to increase retirement benefits for workers who have suffered a workplace injury or illness. About 3,100 workers are expected to qualify under the proposed changes.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has introduced Bill 10, An Act to Amend the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation ... to increase retirement benefits for workers who have suffered a workplace injury or illness. The bill is expected to make about 3,100 workers eligible for a one-time top-up.