Appeals Commision of Alberta Who do they work for

To the Appeals Commission Hearing Chair

I would also like to make request of reconsideration of appeal #2008-161 due to the interest that has been charged on the $10,000.00 loan that I received in April 2003, last scheduled payment March 2008, interest was included in the payment schedule, then added again on March 29th, 2004, including early payout of loan(September2007) the interest is way above the agreed amount of 12%.
The monies that were withheld from me in December 2001 with the minimum known amount of $19,568.09 from 2001 that were used (according to the Appeals Commission) towards the over payments from non-attendance (years apart) also the amount of $10,810.33, (unknown issue date) that was withheld to the same non-attendance overpayment, not to mention the amount of $4,439.08 the was removed least three times from claim 000002 and claimed that it has still not been recovered by Ms. Shirleyann Garlinski, though it has been stated by the appeals commission that that was a mistake (Ms. Garlinski has informed me that WCB does not make mistakes), yet non of these were addressed clearly in the audit
Also I would to add that in the 2006 appeals decision that certain examples were used to assist the WCB in completing a proper audit, that’s just what they were “EXAMPLES” just cause they had been included in the audit does not mean it was a proper audit, nor has proper dates and amounts been included in the audit pertaining to information that I had brought forth to the appeals commission , let alone the amount of benefits that are to have been received and explanation of the various over payments that are claimed to be owed. In that Appeals decision the audit was called upon due to correct all financial matters owing and owed, removed and withheld.
Last but least, pertaining to canceled cheque stubs, WCB has their own copies which to compare too, unless there is a more viable reason that I should be aware of?

Thank you
Sincerely
Ken

So who do they work for ? The board wants my WCB benefit stubs to check against their records? Don't they have their own? My thought on this is with all the manipulation I have seen by this criminal organization, all they want to do is destroy my evidence of manipulation. I was also informed by my claims supervisor the outcome of this appeal 3 months before the appeal happened, this along with Mr.Murry Macintosh of who had gone to the appeals commission with threats of Court against the Commission if they were to go ahead with first Audit appeal; Lorinda Thome payment specialist stating that over payment had been collected and a month later state's in file that it still has to be collected. Are these the actions of a legit business? More on the criminal side as I and others see it. To have them vote in favor of a situation that was not even remotely done correctly, as well as refusing to view any evidence I presented as it being already known to the Commission, what about a letter they received "after" the Appeal was heard in defense of the claims manager of which I have yet to see? CORRUPTION AT ITS FINEST

Judicial powers allow corruption in business

Injured workers across Canada have been the subject of unreasonable wrong doings by the Workers Compensation Board's, they use a clause in their legislated acts that gives them the same powers as the Court of Queens Bench (sec.12 sub(5)), with which they become immune to any court action that any person may have grounds to proceed with (sec.12.sub(1)), as they have their own processes to go through and there is no recourse once they have been completed; neither the Board or any employee are subject to court action (sec12. sub2)).

They hide behind this status while being Judge, Jury and Prosecutor, handing out penalties and disciplinary actions against those that they themselves have unreasonably wronged, including the changing of previous decisions made by other members of the board. (sec12.sub(4))

You can help by signing this petition to prevent such fascist organization's from operating in our country, as it is a free country; except to those that are forced to deal with others that put themselves above the law.
;Online petition - Removal of Court of Queens Bench status from the Workers Compensation Board

" IT WAS WRITTEN IN ERROR "

Claim # March 12th, 2008

To the Appeals Commission Hearing Chair

I would also like to make request of reconsideration of appeal #2008-161 due to the interest that has been charged on the $10,000.00 loan that I received in April 2003, last payment March 2008, interest was included in the payment schedule, then added again on March 29th, 2004, including early payout of loan the interest is way above the agreed amount of 12%.
The monies that were withheld from me in December 2001 with the minimum known amount of $19,568.09 from 2001 that were used (according to the Appeals Commission) towards the over payments from non-attendance (years apart) also the amount of $10,810.33, (unknown issue date) that was withheld to the same non-attendance overpayment, not to mention the amount of $4,439.08 the was removed least three times from claim # and claimed that it has still not been recovered by Ms. Garlinski, though it has been stated by the appeals commission that that was a mistake (Ms. Garlinski has informed me that WCB does not make mistakes), yet non of these were addressed clearly in the audit
Also I would to add that in the 2006 appeals decision that certain examples were used to assist the WCB in completing a proper audit, that’s just what they were “EXAMPLES” just cause they had been included in the audit does not mean it was a proper audit, nor has proper dates and amounts been included in the audit pertaining to information that I had brought forth to the appeals commission , let alone the amount of benefits that are to have been received and explanation of the various overpayments that are claimed to be owed. In that Appeals decision the audit was called upon due to correct all financial matters owing and owed, removed and withheld.
Last but least, pertaining to canceled cheque stubs, WCB has their own copies which to compare too, unless there is a more viable reason that I should be aware of?

Thank you
Sincerely

As of receiving the appeal commission’s decision Dated February 15th, 2008, even with this information above shared with the commission, they found the audit to be correct and true. They therefore ordered I hand over all cancelled cheque stubs to WCB within 60 days of dated letter, to compare to their payment list or I am to forfeit any future claims towards audits. Appeals commission stated that a letter from claims manager June 14th, 2006 pertaining to monies owed from previous claim was written in error and had been recovered in 2001, but this does not explain the other letters from previous claims manager/ payment specialists audit or the deductions that have been removed for the said overpayments. The Appeals commission also makes reference to the information above,” as that they did not receive this information from WCB in the file package”.That letter was never received by me nor was in the information package sent to me by the Commission, I have not to this day received such information that states " IT WAS WRITTEN IN ERROR "

Picketing got me Somewhere

March is Anti-Fraud Month, so I went and parked my van downtown Edmonton at the corner of of 99th ave. and 107 street, Workers Compensation Board and towards the driveway of the Legislative Building.
I had mounted some large posters on it, they were written with markers and highlighters, parked there from 8:15 am - 2:30 pm, then went to visit a friend the hospital.
Here's what the posters said:
MARCH is fraud prevention Month, STOP the FRAUD WITHIN our GOVERNMENTS CONTROL
I.D. FRAUD or CORPORATE FRAUD! FRAUD IS FRAUD
INJURED WORKERS have the EVIDENCE; ORGANIZED CRIMINAL's?
ARM'S LENGTH of GOVERNMENT ( with a listing of wrong doings)
NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE; FEDERAL INTERVENTION NEEDED? (yes)
WCB is a FEDERAL ORGANIZATION that is IMMUNE to JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Along with some WCB comments like:
Weasels Creating Bankrolls
Waiving Claimants Benefits
Willfully Collaborating Betrayers
Wrongful Criminal Barbarians
Wicked Cruel Brutality
Whitewashing Corrupted Business
and my personal favorite: Wildcats Controlling Bureaucracy

Well needless to say I did get some attention, WCB employees taking pictures, looking and laughing, black limousines all full of suits on their way to lunch and back. While I stayed there trying to keep my posters from blowing away in the wind, what bale twine and magnets can achieve. Even had security come to check out me and my van, however I was no threat in any manner.Security came back an forth asking me questions, taking information and relaying it back to whom ever, even tried to convince me that someone will get in contact; in a few days type of routine, but I didn't budge.He later came back and informed that something will be done as I am in dire need of help, geeze, 7 months of no income what so ever, after all the rest of the bull?
Well when I got home that evening,I live outside the city, there is a message for me to contact WCB, well they told me that they will be sending me $614.00 per month, accept that or nothing, so I guess picketing did help to pay my mortgage, for this month.

Auditor Generals Report on Alberta WCB

EXCERPS from Alberta Auditor Generals Office on WCB

http://www.oag.ab.ca/files/oag/ar2004-05.pdf Human Resources and Development; pages 243- 248 of 378

2003 audit of my claim also coincided with The Quality Assurance Group’s investigation into Alberta WCB, at which time I did not know about. I find it quite curious, especially pertaining to financial matter of my own concern that reflects directly to “possibly the validity of” this Report.

The Quality Assurance group completed a review of high dollar ELPs that

were established during 2003. Results indicated that there is room for

improvement in the entitlement decision of ELP cases.

High Dollar ELP’s? Would that be like when my T-5 for 2003 stated $ 44,000.00 income when my actual was approx $19,000.00. 

WCB claims that all cheques issued to in my name are considered income. On the T5 taxation for the year 2003, states that I made over $44,000.00, which included computer, reimbursements, travel & meal allowance, loan/advance, school tuition and supplies, according to Revenue Canada only paid benefits were to be on T5 : repercussion of as of June 2004, caused my family to lose our GST rebate and lowered our child tax credits,: In May 2004, my WCB benefits were originally cut off , by end of May reinstated, which time my benefits were set at a deemed position as if I had passed my schooling and working in that profession.

Were claims altered to make them seem larger in order to keep premiums high and then lower the actual income for injured workers by disguising claimant income for that year?

From attending school the year before there were no additions (tuition, travel, expenses) on my T5, only paid benefits! 2004 T5 was the done up same as the T5 in 2002, except no school involved. 2006 T5 was done with benefits only also, which had training involved.

The WCB again made satisfactory progress in implementing this

recommendation as follows:

• WCB made a policy change to require a review of ELP entitlement and

rate setting after the first three years and then annual reviews

thereafter. This should allow management the opportunity to identify

and account for changes in worker entitlement and earnings over time.

• New ELPs require supervisor and manager review and approval.

• Claims staff and management have completed training and been

provided comprehensive tip-sheets, checklists and procedures

detailing the adjudication processes that need to be completed prior to

implementing an ELP award.

• Monthly reports providing detailed ELP information are distributed to

management.

When we completed the follow up of this point in March 2005, the Quality

Assurance group was in the process of obtaining management responses to

the findings for 2004.

To implement this recommendation, WCB’s Quality Assurance group must

finalize its review of the 2004 entitlement decisions and management must

demonstrate that changes made to the control environment have been

effective.

Yes changes were effective, as my benefits were cut at that time, cut right off, then reinstated at a lower rate of benefit. I remember my claims manager mentioning this to me, as due to the delay of my benefits being processed, same time as they lowered benefits (re-calculating?).

Makes one wonder as to what kind of training, tip-sheets, check lists and procedures detailed for the process of determining the implementation of the ELP award.

For the Quality Assurance Group I am not sure if this was internal or external, however a point of interest, the only financial business I found pertaining to that name, belongs to a division of the World Bank.(It was not them ) 

The “padding” my benefits would *benefit WCB down the road, even better considering all the “overpayments” they have collected off me, not even mentioning the “Fraud charges” for which they are collecting almost 3 times the stated amount in court documents. Charging me did 3 things, damaged my credibility to pursue the financial truth that I started prior by requesting an audit on my claim, criminal record and poverty. All from a T-5 that was purposely created, but then again in 2008, WCB claimed I made $816.00 monthly for income to a Government Financial Assistance agency, when my T-5 states $943.11 for the same year; and again a Fraud investigation against me.

*Implications and risks

If the ELP classifications and calculations are not accurate, the WCB may

pay inaccurate benefits to injured workers and charge incorrect costs to

employers.

Is this the reason that my rate calculations are all different but mysteriously calculated by their payment specialists to same amount?

More confusion like the financial reports that have the payments scattered around so bad that it takes a week to separate and put into proper order?

The WCB’s 2003–2004 strategic plan describes four strategic themes to guide

the organization:

• Commitment to fairness

• Focus on return to work

• Leveraging prevention

• Financial stability

Who does this apply too?

This is only part of the report I find pertaining to my case only, with possibly more information yet to be discovered.

Canadian Federation of Independent Business , Alberta District, tried to abolish the tribunal ( appeals) system at the WCB, due to cost. Tribunal alone $45 million and premiums increased 77% on average.
http://www.cfib.ca/legis/alberta/pdf/5179.pdf

GEE that relate to posting ? 

 http://abusebyalbertasworkerscompensation.blogspot.com/2009/05/abuse-and-coverup-by-quasi-judicial.html

Same time frame when all this was happening!
Making our employers aware of what they/ we are getting for which they pay for?
Over a Billion Alberta WCB, in their pockets right now!
Go to the site and see if it pertains to yours!

I brought this to the attention of the Auditor General office and was informed that they do not get involved with individual claims of the WCB, I requested to have an investigation by the A.G.O and the only reply I received back is 

http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/news-views/news/province-accused-of-muzzling-auditor-general-3615/