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After more than 30 years with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, including many years as an Appeals Resolution Officer, I understand how overwhelming and frustrating the appeals process can be for injured workers. Today, as a Paralegal with A. Emmink Professional Corporation, I use my insider knowledge of both the WSIB and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal to guide clients through each stage of their appeal with clarity, strategy, and compassion.

After more than 30 years of WSIB claims experience, some of those years working at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, I understand how overwhelming and frustrating the appeals process can be for injured workers. Today, as a Paralegal with A. Emmink Professional Corporation, I use my insider knowledge of both the WSIB and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal to guide clients through each stage of their appeal with clarity, strategy, and compassion.

University of Western Graduate 89’. Have been representing injured workers since 93’ with respect to WSIB and WSIAT cases as well as CPP-D, EI Disability and ODSP. I now mainly practice in WSIB, WSIAT and CPP-D. These systems can be very challenging for injured workers while dealing with the impediments of their disability and in some cases financial instability. I enjoy the fight for their rights to benefits. I enjoy putting a smile back on their faces.

After more than 30 years with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, including many years as an Appeals Resolution Officer, I understand how overwhelming and frustrating the appeals process can be for injured workers. Today, as a Paralegal with A. Emmink Professional Corporation, I use my insider knowledge of both the WSIB and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal to guide clients through each stage of their appeal with clarity, strategy, and compassion.

After more than 30 years with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, including many years as an Appeals Resolution Officer, I understand how overwhelming and frustrating the appeals process can be for injured workers. Today, as a Paralegal with A. Emmink Professional Corporation, I use my insider knowledge of both the WSIB and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal to guide clients through each stage of their appeal with clarity, strategy, and compassion.

I am a retired director with over 30 years experience at the WSIB. I employ a team of retired Appeals Officers from the WSIB that all have 30 plus years experience at WSIB. Everyone on the team has conducted hearings and spent several years working as an Appeals Resolution Officer. We are all intimately aware of WSIB policy, legislation and process. All are experts in WSIB and appeals. View all our profiles at A. Emmink website

WorkAid’s Experience and Approach to WSIB Matters WorkAid & Associates Paralegals Professional Corporation focuses extensively on representing injured workers in matters involving the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT). Our practice is built on a detailed understanding of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA), WSIB operational policies, and Tribunal jurisprudence, allowing us to strategically assess claims at every stage of the process. Our approach to WSIB representation is methodical, evidence-driven, and policy-focused. Each file is reviewed through a structured analysis that includes: • Full claim file review to identify adverse decisions, gaps in evidence, and procedural issues • Policy-based legal analysis aligning the medical evidence with the applicable WSIB policies • Strategic development of entitlement arguments supported by medical documentation, worker testimony, and relevant policy provisions • Preparation of detailed reconsideration submissions, Appeals Resolution Forms (ARFs), and WSIAT submissions where required • Active communication with treating physicians and specialists to ensure medical evidence clearly addresses causation, functional limitations, and ongoing impairment WorkAid places particular emphasis on building strong medical-legal evidence, as successful WSIB claims often depend on properly linking medical findings with the legal tests set out in WSIB policy. Our representation also extends beyond appeals. We assist workers and unions with: • entitlement issues (initial entitlement, recurrence, secondary conditions) • Loss of Earnings (LOE), Non-Economic Loss (NEL), and Permanent Disability issues • return-to-work disputes and accommodation concerns • chronic pain and psychological injury claims • long-term benefit entitlement and permanent disability determinations Throughout every file, our objective is to ensure that injured workers receive the full benefits they are entitled to under the legislation, while maintaining a clear, professional, and transparent process with unions, employers, and WSIB decision-makers. WorkAid’s philosophy is simple: thorough preparation, strong medical evidence, and precise application of WSIB policy are the keys to successful outcomes for injured workers.

With over 25 years of experience working with the WSIB and operating my own practice, I bring in-depth knowledge of claims adjudication and policy development to every case I handle. I have authored numerous WSIB operational policies and possess a comprehensive understanding of how decisions are made and how they can be successfully challenged. Throughout my career, I have won precedent-setting cases and helped obtain millions of dollars in benefits for injured workers and their families. I also specialize in occupational disease claims, workplace fatalities and survivor benefits. My work has not only resulted in precedent-setting decisions and substantial benefit awards, but has also earned me numerous five-star reviews from grateful clients. I am an Alternate Dispute Resolution Officer, as well as a Commissioner of Oaths and Notary Public. If you are an injured worker seeking knowledgeable expertise and strategic representation, I am committed to advocating for the benefits and services you deserve.

As a father of a disabled child, I know the challenges that injured workers can face when you lose abilities due to an injury, whether temporary or permanent. When the WSIB denies entitlement to benefits you need, and were expecting to have, I fight to get them for you. As a former Employer representative, I know how the system operates, and my clients are the beneficiaries of that experience.

With over a decade of experience, I specialize in workers' compensation claims management, human rights workplace accommodations, and health and safety program development. I've overseen return-to-work programs, promoted health and safety cultures through the WSIB Excellence Program, and managed the full cycle of workers' compensation claims. I am dedicated to ensuring compliance with workers' compensation, accessibility, and human rights legislation while fostering safe and inclusive work environments. My expertise includes appeal representation, injury investigation, and the implementation of effective strategies for claim management and workplace safety.

Since 2015, I have been serving the public by representing injured workers against the WSIB and before the WSIAT. As the owner and Lead Paralegal of Work Safe Legal Services Professional Corporation, I provide high-quality, affordable advocacy for everyday people navigating complex legal matters. My practice is also dedicated to securing justice for clients through Human Rights and CPP Disability claims.

Our firm has been around for over 39 years. I adopt a wholistc approach to WSIB claims. With over 10 years of experience representing injured workers and a additional 5 years as administrative staff for a paralegal with over 30 years of claims adjudication and representation experience.

I have been an injured worker for almost 30 years. I have been a paralegal for more than 6 years. I am very prominent in the injured worker community