About

Over three decades of helping injured workers

WSIB Settlements is different from other injured worker representation options, as an innovator and after having built Ontario's largest paralegal firm with thousands of clients across the province and hundreds of millions of dollars in arrears and future benefits. Joe's expertise in the laws governing workplace injuries in the past 50 years has made him a threat to the WSIB brass and their agenda to drive more and more injured workers into poverty.

Like you, Joe is an injured worker who understands firsthand how a work injury can completely change your life. He can relate to you on a personal level and understands your predicament. If you want to hear about Joe's story, you can find it on his YouTube channel @wsibtruthmatters, where he shares his vast knowledge of the laws and experiences to help those seeking help.

Joe started his YouTube channel to reach to as many injured and ill workers as possible and provide free information on a wide range of laws and policies that deal with workplace injuries and illnesses. He provides weekly insights into the WSIB and answers viewer and subscriber questions about their claims. He also shares his experiences dealing with some of the more complicated and controversial aspects of Pre-1990 legislation and policies, Bill 162 and Bill 99.

Joe's on a mission to undo the harm and devastation the WSIB has brought upon injured and ill workers with its Deeming Practices, which has left many disabled and struggling financially to make ends meet.

Over the years, Joe has gained a good understanding of the needs of his clients and members of WSIB Settlements. In many instances, injured workers have to apply for other benefits while their WSIB case is being adjudicated or when their WSIB benefits have stopped, and they need to launch an appeal. But appeals can take months, even years. Many will apply for Long Term Disability, Canada Pension Disability, or the Ontario Disability Support Program. Some were wrongfully terminated as a result of their injury or were discriminated against. In most cases, they require professional legal help to resolve their issues with these other agencies. Joe wanted to ensure his members could access experienced and affordable legal services.

To meet those needs, Joe has launched the largest Legal Provider Network in Ontario, consisting of lawyers and paralegals with the expertise, knowledge, and resources to provide effective and affordable representation for individuals who require legal help with their Workplace Safety & Insurance Board claim (WSIB), Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals Tribunal appeal (WSIAT), Long-term Disability, Canada Pension Disability claims as well as Wrongful Termination Lawsuits and Human Rights Complaints.

One step at a time, Joe is tipping the scale to give injured and ill workers the support they need to get what they are entitled to under the law.