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Policy 01-09 Part II - Addendum A

Chapter: General Policies
Subject: Administrative Penalties
Authorization: Board of Directors resolution 2004/02/05
Date: February 24, 2004

Addendum A - WCB Administrative Penalties (Effective January 1, 2003)

Section Description
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  • failure to make prompt and explicit answers to an inquiry under section 18(3)(a) (an audit)
  • failure to respond to a notice to produce
33(1)
  • failure to record the details of an accident as required by the regulations
  • failure to give a copy of the accident record to worker
  • failure to give notice to the Board within 72 hours of acquiring knowledge of a reportable accident or the allegation of an accident
  • failure to give copy of the notice of an accident to the worker
  • failure to advise the Board of a worker’s return to work or ability to return to work within 24 hours of acquiring knowledge of this information
  • failure to provide the Board with any other information it requires in connection with an accident
87
  • failure to transport an injured worker, at the employer’s expense, to a hospital, treating agency, physician or other place that is appropriate for the treatment of the worker’s condition
103
  • failure to submit actual payroll at the time required by the Board· failure to submit estimated payroll at the time required by the Board
105
  • failure to register with the Board within 15 days of commencing or recommencing business
106
  • failure to notify the Board within 10 days of ceasing to employ workers
  • failure to submit final payroll within 10 days of ceasing to employ workers
108
  • failure to keep payroll records in Alberta in the form and detail required by the Board
109
  • failure of person who might be an employer to which this Act applies, to provide a statement to the Board, when required, concerning the nature of the different types of work carried on by the person and any particulars required by the Board concerning the person’s payroll, or other matters pertaining to the person’s work
110
  • failure to maintain separate statements re sections 103 to 109 for each industry when required to do so by the Board
138
  • failure to comply with a “cease employ” order issued by the Board
139
  • unauthorized deductions from the wages of their workers any part of any sum that the employer is or might become liable to pay to the Board
140
  • agreeing to waive or forego any of the benefits to which a worker or a worker’s dependants are, or might become, entitled under this Act
140.1
  • discourage or impede a worker or a worker’s dependants from reporting an accident to the Board
145
  • failure to post notices that the Board requires to be posted
147(3)
  • using or releasing information in the Board’s files obtained for review or appeal for any collateral purpose other than for the purpose of pursuing the review or appeal
151.1
  • knowingly providing false or misleading information to the Board in connection with a claim for compensation
  • failure to inform the Board of a material change in a person’s circumstances that may affect the person’s entitlement to compensation or other benefits under the Act
  • knowingly providing false or misleading information to the Board in connection with an assessment or an employer account
  • having or using an invalid or forged clearance certificate
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