When you are disabled and applying for short term disability you are making an insurance claim. Your rights are found in your short term insurance policy.
Generally your employer has very little to do with your STD (Short Term Disability). You’ll be dealing with an insurance adjuster when you are receiving or apply for STD.
If you [...]
It is possible that in your law suit against the negligent driver there will be a finding of contributory negligence against you and your damages will be reduced…
Do I have to go? If I do go, what should I do?
Your insurance company can force you to be examined by a doctor of their choice. These examinations are called “insurer exams”…
There is no maximum personal injury award. There is a maximum when it comes to general damages. General damages are compensation for pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life (past, present and future)…
I am nothing close to a tax expert and I would not give anyone specific tax advice, but I can tell you that there is no tax payable on a personal injury award in Ontario. This is true for slip and falls, car accidents, no fault benefits and all other personal injury awards…
Deposed is actually an American term. We have something very similar in Ontario but we call it “examination for discovery”…