WCB Alberta premium / account decision
WCB-Alberta · AB
Within 1 year
Time-sensitive
- Request for review within one year from the date of the original decision (extendable for a justifiable reason)
- Appeal of a DRDRB decision dated on or after April 1, 2021: within one year
- Fairness review: 60 days from the event
- Overdue charges: monthly interest added when a premium payment arrives after the due date, compounded monthly on each outstanding transaction. Rate set annually at Prime + 8% (WCB new account holders guide)
- Policy 06-03 App 3: monthly interest on premiums in default. No interest if it would be under $1.00
- Interest, penalties and legal costs are due when invoiced and can't be paid in instalments (Policy 06-03 App 2)
- Late annual return (due last day of February): penalty of 10% of the net premium plus daily interest
- Late registration (account required within 15 days after hiring workers): penalty of 10% of premium plus daily interest, for each year
- Unpaid premiums: WCB may take legal action and collect from principals or contractors or purchasers of the business. WCB has priority over other creditors (s.129 WCA)
What this usually means
A WCB-Alberta decision on your employer account or premiums. First contact the person who made the decision. Next step is a written review by the Dispute Resolution and Decision Review Body (DRDRB), then the independent Appeals Commission.
What to gather
- The letter (all pages)
- Envelope and date received
- Account numbers (masked)
- Payroll journals
- T4 and T4A slips and summaries
- Remittance records
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