If you are unable to work because of an injury or illness, the anxiety and stress from worrying about how to support your family can be overwhelming. Workers in Ontario could be entitled short-term disability benefits. Finding out what benefits you are entitled to receive and pursuing a claim for them can be difficult without the assistance of an experienced lawyer. Understanding your short-term disability policy Short-term disability insurance plans are not written with the consumer in mind. They are complex legal documents outlining the rights and obligations of you and the insurance company. Understanding your benefits under the policy ...
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Ask most parents about their gender preference for their unborn child, and most of them say that all they want is a healthy child. Sadly, labour can be a difficult time for both the expectant mother and unborn child. Delivery only adds to the potential for complications to arise causing injuries to the mother, the child or to both of them. Complications can sometimes be regrettable occurrences during labour and delivery through no fault on the part of anyone. Unfortunately, the medical professionals you trust to look after the wellbeing of you and your unborn child might not have performed ...
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#AskScottTottle The Ontario Disability Support Program provides financial assistance to disabled individuals and their families in need of help with essential living expenses. Included among the benefits of ODSP are prescription drugs, vision care and career and employment guidance. Individuals receiving compensation for pain and suffering in personal injury cases could lose all or part of their ODSP benefits, but recent changes in the government program could eliminate that risk. ODSP benefits and eligibility ODSP provides income support for eligible individuals. Income support is in the form of a monthly benefit to help with necessities, including: Shelter Food Clothing Prescription drugs Vision care There ...
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#AskKevinButler According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the extent to which mental illness is affecting workers in the country is shocking. Each week, more than 500,000 people are unable to work because they suffer from some form of mental illness. The cost of mental illness, according to the report, is a staggering $50 billion throughout the country. Looking at the problem from a local perspective, does not improve the picture. The city of Toronto alone spent $44 million on long-term disability payments in a single year, which is a 50 percent jump over what it was spending only five years before. While ...
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#AskZevBergman The statistics about brain injuries are shocking. Out of 100,000 children living in Ontario this year, 795 of them will become the victims a brain injury. There are almost half a million people in the province suffering from a brain injury with another person becoming a victim every 3.5 minutes. A brain injury can be severe enough to cause death or lifelong disabilities. For those victims able to do so, returning to work can help to improve their lives, but returning to the workforce can be a difficult transition to make. Disabling effects of brain injuries The effects of a brain ...
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#AskCoreySax It is estimated that more than 100,000 people each year suffer an injury to the brain. The current number of people in Ontario and throughout Canada suffering from brain injuries is estimated to be 1.5 million. Damage to the brain is referred to as an acquired brain injury and includes traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries. Traumatic brain injury Any bump or jolt to a person’s head could cause a disruption of normal brain activity and be classified as a traumatic brain injury. Leading causes of TBI include: Falls Being hit by an object Motor vehicle crashes Sports injuries Assaults TBI can ...
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