The YWCSHB published a new policy, EA-07-Super Assessment

The YWCSHB published a new policy, EA-07-Super Assessment on super assessments, i.e., those over and above an employer’s ordinary annual assessment imposed on employers with claims costs that are significantly higher than expected. The new policy, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2016, lists two criteria for an employer to be subject to a super-assessment:

• The employer’s claims costs must be higher than normal, which the policy defines as three times the YWCHSB rate group average
• The employer must also have insufficient practices and procedures for preventing injury in the workplace.