Enigmatic Situation
Real Life Decisions Often a person may face a conundrum in which a choice of polar opposite directions must be taken. Such a situation may arise where the insurer denies…
Ending Employment
The first step any person who is covered by group disability insurance should consider on termination of employment is to undergo a comprehensive medical examination. Prior to signing a release…
Social Safety Nets
Social Safety Nets There are three public sources of refuge, all of which offer modest entitlements. Employed car accident victims, regardless of fault, may be allowed fixed sums for lost…
Regulators
Federal legislation deals with the financial solvency, corporate organization of federally incorporated and non-Canadian companies through the Insurance Companies Act. The Act sets out the powers held by the…
Recurrent Disability
The Recurrent Disability and Termination of Employment The issue of a recurrent disability can present a major issue for a person who had been in receipt of LTD benefits and…
Termination While on Long Term Disability
Termination While in Receipt of LTD A decision made by the employer to terminate when the employee is in receipt of LTD benefits, again rightly or wrongly, will present…
Real Life Issues
This chapter considers a variety of real life issues which must be considered in the context of a workplace disability. It is often the impact of such real life decisions…