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Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers

About Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers

Matt Lalande is a Hamilton lawyer and founder of Lalande & Company Lawyers. Lalande & Company is a Hamilton law firm that specializes in representing victims who have suffered life changing injuries, claimants denied long term disability, families of wrongful death victims and employment law litigation.

By Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers | 5 Minutes Read February 28, 2018

A primer total disability and psychiatric conditions

total disabilityGenerally speaking, claim liability, whether through an employment group policy or an individual policy, mandates that a claimant suffer a total disability. Contrary to what most HR departments often think, total disability in the context of disability insurance does not mean that an employee must be completely helpless and incapable of any activity. Rather, total disability has been established by our Courts to mean that an insured is incapable of engaging in all or at least some of the important duties of his or her job.

Most long-term disability insurance policies issued through work provide two definitions of “total disability”. Within the first two years of benefit payments, total disability is established when an employee is incapable of doing the important duties of his or her job, even though that employee could perform another occupation.

After 24 months of disability, there is typically what you call a “change in … Continue reading “A primer total disability and psychiatric conditions”

Article by Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / Chronic mental illness claims, CPP disability benefits, disability insurance, employment group policy, employment law, independent medical evaluation, long-term disability insurance policies, long-term disability plans, Mental illness, psychiatric conditions, Psychiatric or psychotic disorders, total disability

By Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers | 4 Minutes Read September 21, 2017

Is working notice appropriate while an employee is medically incapable of working?

In the recent decision of McLeod v. 127448 Ontario Inc. the Court (once again) answered whether or not a Plaintiff, who was incapable of working when he received notice of termination, was entitled to damages representing a salary which he would have earned had he worked during his notice period.

Article by Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers / Payroll / employment law, medical leave, notice period, termination, working notice, wrongful dimissal

By Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers | 4 Minutes Read August 29, 2017

A primer on undue hardship and frustration of contract

This blog post provides a primer on the state of undue harship and frustration of contract under Ontario's Human Rights Code.

Article by Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / accommodating a disability, Damages under Human Rights Code, duty to accommodate, employment contract, employment law, failed to prove undue hardship, frustration of contract, Ontario Human Rights Code, Return to work, return to work after an illness, undue hardship, wrongful dismissal

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