Over 15,000 claims have been filed with British Columbia’s workplace regulator in respect of COVID-19 exposure since its first case was recorded in the province.
According to data provided by WorkSafeBC, an agency that adjudicates and provides compensation for workers who get ill or injured on the job, healthcare workers filed the most COVID-19-related claims.
The agency discovered that 87 percent of COVID-19 claims met their criteria for workers’ compensation in 2020, with an acceptance rate of 94 percent rate in 2022.
Chris Drinovz, an employment lawyer at KSW Lawyers said: “I was quite surprised to see the volume of claims. Not only the number of claims but the number of allowed claims.”
In a statement, a WorkSafeBC spokesperson said that they introduced specific COVID-19-related mental health supports and “return-to-work opportunities” for employees that file a claim.
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