Long-term Disability Claims and Employment Law - Employment Law Show: S1 E12

YOUR RIGHTS WHEN YOUR LONG-TERM DISABILITY CLAIM IS DENIED on the Employment Law Show with employment lawyer Lior Samfiru. Discover your workplace rights and learn everything you need to know about employment law in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta on Season 1 Episode 12 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada.

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0:00 - Intro

1:34 Hard Time From Boss Over Illness
An employee was given a hard time by his boss for having to take time off due to an illness. The employee was eventually let go without any warning. Lior talks about the mistakes made by the employer in firing their employee for this reason.

4:57 Protection From Downsizing
I believe that my company will soon be downsizing. What can I do to protect myself from termination and how do I maximize my severance if I am fired?

7:48 Programming Analyst Loses Job
An individual has been told that his job as a programming analyst is no more. His boss said that the company is going in a “new direction”, but is willing to give him a week’s pay for the 2 years that he worked for the company. The gentleman was recruited to come to this new company after working 19 years somewhere else. He is 2 years shy of 60, so it will be tough to find a new tech job. What can be done?

10:55 Overtime Pay for Subcontractors
I am a subcontractor at my current workplace, even though I only work for the one company and drive the company vehicle. My boss says that I don't get overtime pay or stat holidays because of this. Am I being lied to?

14:25 Severance Pay Calculator
Staring at a severance offer? Lior explains why you must consult The Severance Pay Calculator BEFORE signing off on any severance offer.

16:30 Pro Forced to Resign Over Illness
Dan worked as a professional at a company for 5 years, making $52,000 at age 46. After an illness, he can no longer perform his duties, and the company does not want to reassign him to a more suitable position. They’ve offered him one week per year of service, plus two weeks’ "retiring allowance", for a total of 7 weeks’ pay. Is that a fair severance package?

18:21 Construction Workers & Temporary Layoffs
I work for a construction company that is going through some hard times. They plan on temporarily laying off some workers. Are they allowed to do this because they are in the construction business?

21:38 Sivan Tumarkin, co-founding partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP
The head of the firm’s Long-Term Disability and Personal Injury Law practice group talks about the crucial steps to take if your long-term disability claim is cut-off or denied.

23:05 LTD Cut Off Threat & Termination
I have been on long-term disability for a while. The insurance company said that they will cut me off if I don’t return to work soon. My boss is also threatening to fire me. The doctors say that I am in no position to return to work. What should I do?

25:02 LTD Insurer Doesn't Believe Me
What happens if my insurance company doesn’t believe that I am truly disabled, despite my doctor’s diagnosis, and denies or cuts off my insurance claim?”

26:36 Max Number of LTD Appeals
How many times should someone appeal an insurance company’s decision to cut off a long-term disability claim, before giving up?

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