We will take the worker's wishes into account. However, it is ultimately our decision whether to release the information. One of our Appeal Commissioners, or, in complicated cases, three Commissioners. The WCB , the employer , or worker may be participants in your appeal. Most appeals are paper reviews, but some are oral hearings.
Any participant can request one or the other.
However, it is WCAT who will decide how the appeal will proceed, and we will notify everyone by mail. They are held in various centres across the province, and the proceedings are recorded. About two weeks before the hearing, we send everyone a pre-hearing report. It sets out pertinent preliminary information about the case. In an oral hearing, you and the other participants can call witnesses.