Our Expertise

Charlebois Associates focuses on management-side employment law, occupational health and safety (OHS) law, and Workers' Compensation matters. Our goal is to help you slash your compensation costs and reduce your future risks and liabilities.

We help you to overcome obstacles, and we never give up until we have accomplished your objective.

Charlebois Associates is pleased to offer the following services to our clients:

Reduce your company's OHS and workers’ compensation costs.
Represent your company before OHS and workers’ compensation tribunals.
Provide your company with a nationwide OHS regulatory compliance table.
Streamline your company's claim and account auditing costs.
Reduce your company's employment law risks with seminars and courses.
Assist your company on a wide range of employment law matters.

1) Reduce your company's OHS and workers’ compensation costs

Our primary goal as a law firm is to help you manage and reduce your OHS and workers' compensation costs. One exceptionally effective measure is regular (monthly or quarterly) Risk Management Meetings, which we conduct onsite at your premises. These meetings train your whole team in prevention, cost reduction and risk management strategies, so that you can manage WSIB, disability and other employment law claims and anticipate other risks and liabilities before they occur.

We also help streamline your costs through the following services:

Help you correctly complete all WSIB forms.
Monitor and follow up modified work progress.
Review employees' functional abilities information.
Make recommendations on labour market re-entry matters.
Participate in WSIB mediation and ergonomic assessment.
Act as a liaison between the WSIB and health-care practitioners.
Review cost relief under the Second Injury & Enhancement Fund (SIEF)
Develop and implement Early & Safe Return to Work (ESRTW) plans with modified work packages.
Prepare a complete Independent Medical Examination(IME) package for WSIB decisions and appeals.

2) Represent your company before OHS and workers’ compensation tribunals

Thanks to our extensive experience before tribunals on OHS and workers’ compensation, we have established ourselves at the WSIB and WSIAT in Windsor, London and Toronto as respected and professional advocates for our clients. We know how to work within the system to advance our clients' interests while maintaining long-term relationships. Our first-rate medical submissions integrate board policy, board practices, and the law. Above all, we consistently show our unrelenting commitment to professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct.

3) Provide your company with a nationwide OHS regulatory compliance table

We prepare an OHS regulatory compliance table for our clients for every province in Canada.

4) Streamline your company's claim and account auditing costs

We believe accurate cost projections are essential for knowing when to aggressively manage and appeal a claim, and when to let it go. Accordingly, we help you calculate the real cost of the claims and premiums you pay to the WSIB and help you take steps to reduce it.

We provide precise projections of your experience rating (for example, CAD-7 and NEER) to estimate the actual cost of each claim, which allows your company to make more informed decisions on claims management and the financial impact on your WSIB activities. We also review your current WSIB classification rate(s), which directly affect your WSIB premiums. This could result in substantial premium savings for your company – in some cases, a simple classification rate change could reduce your current premiums by 75%.

And if you are the subject of a WSIB audit, we provide your company with audit preparation services. This includes a mock audit and report that notes any discrepancies in your WSIB premium reporting and classification. We also advise you of all policies and legislation related to these issues, and we attend the actual audit in order to minimize your costs and stres.s

5) Reduce your company's employment law risks with seminars and courses

We regularly host OHS courses and complimentary OHS and WSIB breakfast seminars for employers, senior executives, supervisors, and health and safety committee members. These educational sessions help you manage your company's risk by focusing on the prevention of legal problems and the reduction of legal costs.

Learn more about our Seminars and Course offerings.

6) Assist your company on a wide range of employment law matters

Although we specialize in OHS and workers' compensation matters, Charlebois Associates also provides a full range of management-side employment law services. These include representation in human rights matters, contract reviews, assistance with discipline and dismissal issues, development of policy, and representation in mediation, arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Learn more about our Seminars and Course offerings.