A B.C. company has scored a partial victory in its battle against a ruling that ordered it to pay $90,000 in damages to an employee who lost out on long-term disability benefits. The case, Feldstein v. 364 Northern Development Corp., dealt with an employee, Cary Feldstein, who suffered from cystic fibrosis. In the course of his pre-employment discussions […]
A controller of a food producing operation asked me recently, “What do you think is the next trend in group benefits affecting employers?” One issue came to mind: workplace-caused mental stress. Currently, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario doesn’t cover mental-health issues caused by a workplace issue unless it’s an acute reaction to a […]
Uber drivers in Britain are now eligible for certain employee benefits. After completing 500 trips, active drivers can join the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed and receive disability benefits of up to £2,000 that kicks in if they’re unable to work for at least two weeks. They can also receive up to £2,000 […]
Library workers in Essex County, Ont. are back on the job today after nearly eight months on strike. The major sticking point in negotiations was short-term disability leave, which will now need to be approved by a third-party insurer. “Our workforce didn’t want the third party because they didn’t want to run the risk of […]
An RBC Insurance survey finds 67% of employees aren't discussing the financial impacts of becoming disabled, Advisor.ca reports.
The 11 million Americans who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year, the government said Wednesday, handing lawmakers a fiscal and political crisis in the middle of a presidential campaign.
People with a chronic illness like diabetes or cancer are more prone to mental illness than the general population, finds a HealthPartners report.
Most Canadian workers would suffer severe financial hardship if they were forced out of work with a disability.
Workplace disability is more common than Canadian workers believe, according to a survey.
One in five adult Canadians suffers from chronic pain, and there is a clear association between chronic pain and mental distress.