Acts and Regulations

W-13 - Workers’ Compensation Act

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Early and safe return to work
2019, c.39, s.13
42.6(1)The employer of an injured worker shall cooperate in the early and safe return to work of the worker by
(a) contacting the worker and the Commission as soon as the circumstances permit after the injury by accident occurs and maintaining communication throughout the period of the worker’s recovery and impairment,
(b) offering to provide the worker suitable work in accordance with its obligations under section 42.4,
(c) cooperating with the Commission in any Commission-sanctioned program for returning to work that the Commission considers necessary to promote the worker’s rehabilitation, and
(d) giving the Commission any information requested concerning the worker’s return to work.
42.6(2)An injured worker shall cooperate in the worker’s own early and safe return to work by
(a) contacting the employer and the Commission as soon as the circumstances permit after the injury by accident occurs and maintaining communication throughout the period of the worker’s recovery and impairment,
(b) cooperating with the employer when the employer is attempting to provide suitable work in accordance with paragraph (1)(b),
(c) cooperating with the Commission in any Commission-sanctioned program for returning to work that the Commission considers necessary to promote the worker’s rehabilitation, and
(d) giving the Commission any information requested concerning the worker’s return to work.
42.6(3)The Commission may diminish the compensation that an injured worker is entitled to or suspend payment of the compensation under section 41.2 if the worker fails to comply with paragraph (2)(a), (b), (c) or (d).
2019, c.39, s.13