People with Disabilities

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 …

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 …

A proposed class action alleging Air Canada systemically failed to provide accessibility services to passengers who use wheelchairs has been certified by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, coverin… Free …

A worker who became disabled during a 13-month working notice period is entitled to a trial on whether his long-term disability benefits should reduce his wrongful dismissal damages, the Court… …

A worker disciplined for not flagging a supplier problem that arose while he was on disability leave will have part of his human rights complaint proceed to a hearing, the …

A Best Buy employee who was fired during a company-wide restructuring while struggling with an undiagnosed knee injury has been awarded more than $60,000 by the British Columbia Human Rights …

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 …

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 …

A Calgary sonographer’s civil claim seeking $64,166.67 in wrongful dismissal damages against EFW Radiology has been dismissed by the Alberta Court of Justice, which found her employment contract was f… …

A former desktop computer technician who was fired in July 2022 has been awarded a Canada Pension Plan disability pension after the Appeal Division of the Social Security Tribunal of …