Disability Law Show: Ontario – S4 E22

Episode Summary

Are you guaranteed LTD if you were on short-term disability? Will your approval for CPPD affect LTD? Disability lawyer and partner James K. Fireman at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP answers these questions and more on the Disability Law Show on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto.

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, James and his team can get you the advice you need, and the compensation you deserve.

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Show Notes

• James talks about a claimant who is receiving LTD as well as provincial benefits and has been approved for CPPD. As a result of approval for CPPD, the insurance company has decided to reduce LTD payments. James breaks down the incorrect assumption of the LTD Insurer for listeners.
• A concerned listener calls in to ask about their options if they became pregnant while on long-term disability and whether or not they are obligated to inform their insurer as their claim was initially due to depression and other mental illnesses?
  
• James breaks down the difference between short and long-term disability benefits and how claimants can transition from short-term disability to LTD; is the process simple?