POLICY NUMBER: 3. 9. 3

Effective Date: February 1, 1996
Date Issued: December 1, 1995
Date Approved by Board of Directors: March 1, 1995
Topic: Combining of Worker's Compensation Benefits
Section: Short-Term and Long-Term Benefits
Subsection: General

Policy Statement

1. The total amount of compensation paid to a worker by the Board shall not exceed:

a) for the first 26 weeks of compensation, 75% of the net maximum assessable earnings in place the year the injury occurred; and,

b) thereafter, 85% of the net maximum assessable earnings in place the year the injury occurred.

2. The calculation of the net value of the maximum assessable earnings will be based on the individual worker's tax credits which include TD1 code amount, UIC premiums, and CPP premiums.

3. The total amount of compensation includes all Pensions from a predecessor Act, any Permanent Impairment Benefit, Temporary Earnings Replacement Benefits, and Extended Earnings Replacement Benefits. For the purposes of this calculation, Survivor Benefits will not be included, however.

4. If the total benefits received by the worker are in excess of the net maximum assessable earnings as calculated for that worker, the benefits paid will be reduced by the excess. However, the Board will not reduce the benefits below the total of the worker's benefits from a predecessor Act, even if they exceed the net maximum assessable earnings.

Application

This Policy applies to all compensation awards made on or after February 1, 1996.

References

Workers' Compensation Act (Chapter 10, Acts of 1994 - 95), Section 48.