Why You Should Hire a Long-Term Disability Lawyer Disability insurance is an affordable option to protect you financially if you have an accident at work and become injured or ill. If you cannot perform your job due to injury, you … Continue reading
March 11, 2021
February 12, 2021
Addiction & Long-Term Disability: Are You Covered for Benefits? Addiction resulting from prescription medication, gambling, or other substances, can be mentally and physically debilitating. While some individuals can walk into a casino and gamble a few times a year, others … Continue reading
January 13, 2021
Disability Claims for Self-Employed Professionals If you are self-employed and have purchased a disability insurance policy, you have assumed that this policy serves as income replacement if you are unable to run your business for a period of time due … Continue reading
December 9, 2020
Disability Insurance: Expansion of Special Costs Introduction A recent BC Court of Appeal case, Tanious v. The Empire Life Insurance Company, 2019 BCCA 329 [Tanious], gives disability insurance claimants who take their insurers to court greater prospects of obtaining … Continue reading
October 30, 2020
Long-Term Disability Coverage Some insurance policies issue payments for a certain amount of years, while other policies may stop payments after up to a decade. The question, unfortunately, does not have a definitive answer, as every insurance policy is unique. … Continue reading
October 30, 2020
Termination Without Cause – while on long-term disability The laws covering whether you can be terminated while recovering from long-term disability are complex. Ordinarily, in a case in which an employee is absent from work as a result of illness … Continue reading
September 11, 2020
In the not so distant past, employers viewed mental health issues as temporary and less serious than other physical injuries. At the time, having a mental health disability resulting from a traumatic event was not seen as a legitimate reason … Continue reading
July 29, 2020
Long-Term Disability Lawsuits: Know the Steps A long-term disability lawsuit can be an intensive, lengthy process. The time it takes depends on the type of disability plan and can be a complex undertaking. The best option is to contact an … Continue reading
