Nature Adores Simplicity — Don’t Overthink Disability Management
Nature Adores Simplicity — Don’t Overthink Disability Management There’s a version of disability management that lives in a binder on a shelf. Indexed, cross-referenced, built to answer every conceivable question in advance. And, in most of the organizations I visit, completely unused. The impulse to build something comprehensive is understandable. When a situation involves an...
Read MoreThe Hidden Cost of Poor Disability Management
The Hidden Cost of Poor Disability Management Safety gets five minutes in the company meeting. Marketing gets forty-five. If you’ve sat in a boardroom and watched this happen, you already know something’s off, and you probably couldn’t put a number on exactly what it’s costing you. That gap between what companies say about worker safety...
Read MoreThe Vagaries of English: Keeping Lawyers Busy Since Forever
The Vagaries of English: Keeping Lawyers Busy Since Forever The vagaries of the English language are the reason why the legal field can be so lucrative. Take for instance the “Clip” paradox: when you clip a coupon out of a paper, you separate it; but when you clip a coupon to the paper, you fasten...
Read MorePowered Wheelchair & Home Ownership — Landmark Victory
A Case Study in Workers’ Compensation Advocacy Powered Wheelchair Approved and Home Ownership Established: A Landmark Victory for aWorker with Cauda Equina Syndrome Decision No.: 2025-0286, 2025 CanLII 72892 (AB WCAC) Read the full decision here. I. Introduction Some cases test not only what the evidence shows, but how far WCB’s obligations actually extend —...
Read MoreTTD Benefits Reinstated — Office Manager Wrongly Declared Fit for Work
A Case Study in Workers’ Compensation Advocacy Appeals Commission Reinstates TTD Benefits for Office Manager Wrongly Declared Fit forAlternative Work 2026 CanLII 15652 (AB WCAC) Read the full decision here. I. Introduction At Blue Collar Consulting, we see a recurring and troubling pattern in upper extremity injury cases: WCB declares a worker fit for alternative...
Read MoreWage-Loss Benefits Restored — Lumbar Aggravation Not Resolved
A Case Study in Workers’ Compensation Advocacy Appeals Commission Restores Wage-Loss Benefits After WCB Prematurely Declares LumbarAggravation Resolved 2025 CanLII 35872 (AB WCAC) Read the full decision here. I. Introduction At Blue Collar Consulting, we encounter a recurring pattern in workers’ compensation cases involving pre-existing conditions: WCB accepts a temporary aggravation, sets an expectation of...
Read MoreUnreduced ELP Confirmed Beyond Age 65 — Heavy Equipment Operator
A Case Study in Workers’ Compensation Advocacy Appeals Commission Confirms Unreduced ELP Beyond Age 65 — Worksite Slip, HeavyEquipment Operator Decision No.: 2026-0055, 2026 CanLII 4256 (AB WCAC) Read the full decision here. I. Introduction At Blue Collar Consulting, we know that WCB’s obligation to an injured worker does not evaporate at a birthday. When...
Read MoreTTD Benefits Reinstated — Former Police Officer with PTSD
A Case Study in Workers’ Compensation Advocacy TTD Benefits Reinstated After Psychological Claim Review — Former Police Officerwith PTSD DRDRB Decision Date: November 4, 2024 I. Introduction At Blue Collar Consulting, we know that psychological injuries do not resolve simply because they go undocumented. A compensable condition that goes untreated for a period does not...
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Whole-Person Consideration · What WCB Cannot Ignore
Whole-Person Consideration: The Appeals Commission Reaffirms What WCB Cannot Ignore The Alberta Appeals Commission has issued a decision that practitioners, advocates, and injured workers dealing with Economic Loss Payment disputes should be reading carefully. Decision No. 2026-0262, issued May 25, 2026, does two things. It overturns a WCB determination that the position of dispatcher was...
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