A former insurance company director who has spent years as the main caregiver for a daughter with a rare and complex genetic condition is not entitled to a Canada Pension …
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Disability Benefits
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FeaturedMental Health
Nurse who never sought other work because of anxiety, depression awarded CPP disability pension
A registered nurse who has not worked since 2019 because of anxiety and depression is entitled to a disability pension, even though she never looked for other employment, the Appeal …
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A 56-year-old man who lost his last two jobs for falling asleep and snoring at work has been denied a Canada Pension Plan disability pension after a tribunal found he …
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A peer support worker whose Canada Pension Plan disability pension was cut off by the federal government has had that decision partially overturned by the Social Security Tribunal of Canada’s …
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FeaturedMental Health
Worker with mental health disability was wrongfully cut off CPP benefits: Tribunal
A worker with major depressive disorder and psychosis will continue receiving Canada Pension Plan disability benefits after the Social Security Tribunal found she was unable to work regularly despite … …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Bell worker with fibromyalgia wins disability case despite concerns over her video game playing
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that Bell Canada wrongfully denied short-term disability benefits to an employee with fibromyalgia, rejecting the company’s argument that her video gaming activities proved she could… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Former mining executive denied CPP disability pension over back pain that spread throughout his body
A former mining executive has been denied a Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability pension after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada’s Appeal Division found he did not meet the criteria …
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Firing of worker with disability not discriminatory, but tribunal critical of benefits cessation
A civil engineering technologist who alleged his dismissal was timed to prevent him from applying for long-term disability (LTD) benefits due to escalating health issues has found a sympathetic ear …
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FeaturedLegal Costs
Court of Appeal upholds $1.5 million punitive damages award against Blue Cross in LTD case from former director at Humber River Hospital
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a significant award of punitive damages to SB, a former director at Humber River Hospital, from Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of …
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The Veterans Review and Appeal Board has granted a disability pension to a 35-year-old veteran, who served in the Regular Force of the Canadian Armed Forces from October 2008 to …