Barriers to the Re-Employment of Injured Workers with Significant Disabilities in Manitoba

A Voice of Citizens with Disabilities in Manitoba

Contents

PUBLISHING / CONTACT INFORMATION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
	BACKGROUND
	GOALS AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY
	CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
WORKER'S COMPENSATION IN MANITOBA
	OVERVIEW
	FINANCIAL BENEFITS
	VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PREVIOUS RESEARCH
	STUDIES OF POST-INJURY EMPLOYMENT
	STUDIES OF LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
	EXTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING RE-EMPLOYMENT
		Employers
		Vocational Rehabilitation
		Unions
		Disability Agencies
		Injured Workers Groups
METHOD
	SAMPLING PLAN
	TELEPHONE SCREENING INTERVIEWS
	SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS
	COMPARISON OF THE TWO SAMPLES
	INTERVIEWS
	FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS
	INFORMAL MEETINGS
	CONSULTATIONS
	EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
	PRESENTATION OF THE FINDINGS
	LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA
FINDINGS
	RETURN TO WORK
	WCB VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
		Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants
		Eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation Services
		Adjustment
		Independent Living
		Assessment/Testing
		Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plans
		Vocational Goals
		Education and Training
		Self-Employment
		Employment Services
		Deeming
		Discontinuation of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
		Relocation
		Injured Workers with Low Pre-Injury Earnings
		Injured Workers Outside Winnipeg
		Injured Workers with Severe Disabilities
		Older Injured Workers
		Younger Injured Workers
	WCB: ADJUDICATION, BENEFITS, AND OTHER ISSUES
		Adjudication
		Wage Loss Benefits
		Loss of Employment Benefits
		Permanent Impairment Awards
		Communication
		Confidentiality
	MEDICAL ISSUES
	UNIONS
	DISABILITY AGENCIES
	ADVOCATES FOR INJURED WORKERS
		Worker Advisor Office
		Private Advocates
	INJURED WORKERS GROUPS
DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
	EMPLOYERS
		Duty to Accommodate
		Modified Work
	WCB VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
		Effectiveness of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
		Eligibility
		Adjustment
		Vocational Testing
		Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plans
		Vocational Goals
		Education and Training
		Employment Services
		Deeming
		Injured Workers Outside Winnipeg
		Younger Injured Workers
		Older Injured Workers
		Injured Workers with Severe Disabilities
		Injured Workers with Less Severe Disabilities
		Collaboration with External Resources
	OTHER WCB BENEFITS AND SERVICES
		Adjudication
		Maintenance of Employment Benefits
		Communication
		Accident Reporting
	WORKER ADVISOR OFFICE
	DISABILITY AGENCIES
	UNIONS
	INJURED WORKERS GROUPS
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
	OVERVIEW
	METHOD
	LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH
	BARRIERS TO RE-EMPLOYMENT
		Employers
		WCB Vocational Rehabilitation Services
		Unions
		Disability Agencies
		Injured Workers Groups
		The Workers with Disabilities Project Partnership
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