Worker’s return to full-time work after 16-year absence doesn’t stop benefits

Benefits were locked in when worker was deemed unemployable; Decision not reviewable after five years

An Ontario employer has lost its appeal to discontinue ongoing future loss-of-earnings benefits that were locked in until the age of 65 for an injured worker, despite the fact the worker receiving the benefits was able to return to work full-time after 16 years off work recovering from a workplace injury.

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