On July 14, 2020, the Minister of Labour tabled Bill 23, Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 which proposed a number of significant changes to the Workers Compensation Act, RSBC 2019, c. 1 (the "Act").
On July 14, 2020, the Minister of Labour tabled Bill 23,
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2020 which
proposed a number of significant changes to the Workers
Compensation Act, RSBC 2019, c. 1 (the
"Act"). The Act itself was already
revised significantly earlier this year in an organizational
revision which primarily reorganized the provisions and made minor
alterations to wording.
Bill 23 has been introduced following three reviews completed in
2018 and 2019 by Lisa Jean Helps, Paul Petrie, and Terry Bogyo, and
following a consultation by, Jeff Parr. These reports are available
here.
Bill 23 is currently in its second reading before the
Legislature. The full text of the bill is available at: https://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/bills/billscurrent/5th41st:gov23-1
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