Disability Law Show Bell Radio – S3 E01

Episode Summary

Discover your rights and the TRUTH about long term disability claim denials on Season 3 Episode 01 of the Disability Law Show on Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa.

Listen below as Disability Lawyer Tamar Agopian, Senior Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, guides you through the proper steps to take when the insurance company cuts off or denies your long term disability claim. Get the advice you need and the compensation you deserve.

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Episode Notes

• I’ve been off work for more than two years because of depression. I’m getting LTD benefits now but my insurer sent me a letter talking about a change of definition date, but it didn’t really say anything about my case. Should I be concerned?
• Can you request a new adjuster to handle your disability case?
• If an employer changes insurance carriers while someone is getting disability benefits, do the disability benefits stop getting paid?
• I used to work in a community where I witnessed a lot of difficult situations like suicides and crime.  I had to stop working and I’ve been treated by a psychologist and my family doctor, both of whom confirm I cannot work. The insurance company has made me go through 2 appeals already. What should I do?
• If an employer threatens to cut off disability benefits, is that grounds for constructive dismissal?
• Is there any advice you can give to disability claimants having trouble accessing treatment due to the pandemic?
• I’m a unionized employee and I was on an accommodated work plan for the past decade and had several doctors for treatment. Recently, I was placed on unpaid medical leave and discovered my information was given to a third party for a medical assessment and eventually filed a grievance. Should a disability lawyer be contacted?