A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

• Indemnity Benefits

• Indexed Claim

Indemnity Benefits: Compensation paid to the workers' compensation claimants for non-medical loss resulting from an injury or illness. Six types of award are permitted by the WCL:
• temporary total disability benefits (for periods of total wage loss);
• temporary partial disability benefits (for periods of partial wage loss);
• facial disfigurement awards (at judge's discretion but subject to a maximum, for cosmetic facial disfigurement resulting from the accident or exposure);
• permanent partial disability benefits (for loss if physical function or for periods of partial wage loss after a claimant has been classified as having a permanent partial disability);
• permanent total disability benefits (for loss of wage earning capacity after a claimant has been classified as having a permanent total disability); and
• death benefits (compensation benefits awarded to spouse, children or under certain circumstances, other family members following a work-related death).

Indexed Claim: (WCB) A claim case folder which has been assembled and assigned a case number by the Board's Claims Unit.