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May 30, 2023

Ontario Court Reverses $249K Judgment Denying Worker’s LTD Benefits

$248,931 judgement against an employer who refused to pay long-term disability payments to a worker was overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal due to the trial judge’s incorrect interpretation...

May 24, 2023

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Medical Wait Times Cost $3.6 Billion in Lost Wages Last Year

. In Canada, one measure of the impact of these wait times is the value of time lost while waiting for treatment. Valuing only the hours lost during the […]

May 17, 2023

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Expert Links Rise in Mortality Rates to COVID-19 Vaccines

, a former managing director for the equity portfolio of Black Rock and author of the book Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022, shared his insights on the lingering rise in...

May 15, 2023

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Up to 4 Million People Are Out of Work Due to Long Covid.

, long COVID is keeping as many as four million working-age Americans out of their jobs. This staggering number highlights the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the labor market and the challenges faced...

May 4, 2023

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Record-High Long-Term Disability Claims

, there has been a significant increase in long-term job vacancies and worker absences due to illness or disability in Canada. In 2022, these numbers reached a record high, impacting both small and...

May 3, 2023

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COVID-19 Leading to Surge in Disability Claims

-19 pandemic continues to impact our daily lives, many are left wondering about the long-term effects of the virus. For workers in New Brunswick, the long-term effects of COVID-19 are not only a...

April 19, 2023

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Rise in Mental Illness Disability Claims

Workplace Mental Health In recent years, employees’ mental health has become a growing consideration for employers. Poor mental health in the workplace can be costly for an employer, from poor...

March 16, 2023

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Nearly Half of Disability Claims by Federal Employees are for Mental Illness

. This comes after an earlier study stated that employees are “drowning in a pool of repetitive, menial and uninspiring tasks,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter. A report by the Department...

March 15, 2023

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Steroid Injections May Worsen Arthritis

, intended to treat arthritis in the knee, may actually worsen the condition. Data gathered by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Chicago Medical School observed...

March 8, 2023

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Why We Should Expect Insurance Companies to Sue Vaccine Manufacturers

. Yale University epidemiologist Harvey Risch predicts that insurers will be looking for financial compensation from Covid-19 vaccine makers to cover “early expected mortality claims” which would...