20.16.3 Payment may be suspended if non-compliant with Rehabilitation

Wilful non-compliance with a rehabilitation program may lead to cessation of weekly payments. Subsection 37(7) says:

37(7) Where an employee refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to undertake a rehabilitation program provided for the employee under this section, the employee's rights to compensation under this Act in relation to compensation, are suspended until the employee begins to undertake the program.

See 20.25, for guidance on the initiation and management of S37(7) suspensions

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