Posts Tagged ‘WSIB’

WSIB Expands Driver Inc. Reporting Tools (TORONTO, Dec. 8, 2020) — WSIB is broadening its utility belt to help the public and trucking industry uncover and report carriers and drivers engaged in the illegal Driver Inc. scheme. To go along with an anonymous tip line (1-888-SI-LEADS (1-888-745-3237), WSIB is also offering a web portal, Report Fraud , and contact directly by email, sileads@wsib.on.ca.  Each channel…

Ont WSIB Assesses Dozens More Driver Inc. Companies, But Where is Ottawa? (Nov. 1, 2019) — Dozens of Ontario-based fleets are learning that the deployment of the Driver Inc. scheme is starting to come with real consequences. As reported earlier in the year, several Ontario-based trucking companies have already received adjustments from the WSIB for over $200,000 for…

WSIB and OTA Talk Driver Inc. Enforcement (March 14, 2019) — The WSIB is updating its compliance program to help those who may need assistance and identify those that may try to evade their labour obligations. Officials from the WSIB recently participated in a conference call with a select group of OTA members on the Driver…

OTA Applauds the WSIB’s Rate Reductions for Trucking (Sept. 26, 2018) – Ontario’s trucking industry received some good news today in the form of the WSIB’s announcement to significantly reduce trucking’s rate (RG570) by 30 percent – from $6.97 to $4.88. Today’s announcement, made at WSIB’s annual general meeting, marks the return of $1.45 billion back to the…