Disability Law Show: Ontario – S4 E21

Episode Summary

Can you be denied LTD if pregnant? Who decides when a claimant should return to work? Disability lawyer and partner Tamar Agopian at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP answers these questions and more on the Disability Law Show on 640 Toronto and Newstalk 580 CFRA.

Listen below to discover important information about your rights and a guide through the proper steps to take when your insurance provider cuts off your long-term disability or denies your insurance claim.

When you need a disability lawyer in Ontario, Tamar and her team can get you the advice you need, and the compensation you deserve.

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Show Notes

• Tamar talks about a claimant who worked in a financial role prior to his disability leave and delves into the insurance company’s reasoning for stating he is ready to return to work as he can work from home and the implications of a change in definition for LTD.
  
• A listener writes in question her options while on LTD for depression as she has learned she is pregnant and developed additional mental health illnesses; is she obligated to update her insurance adjuster about her condition?
• Tamar delves into whether or not claimants must seek out the treatment and clinics that insurance adjusters recommend and the importance of a claimant’s own treating doctor’s treatment and reports.