LTD benefits

Dealing with employee misconceptions regarding LTD

November 20, 2019 Devan Marr Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, 0

Long-term disability (“LTD”) coverage is often a key benefit employees derive from their employment. LTD benefits can provide significant security to employees in the form of income continuation when they are disabled due to an illness or injury. Today we deal with some common misconceptions that employers may face when attempting to manage an employee’s absence due to disability.

absence due to disability, claim for frustration or abandonment, duty to accommodate an employee with a disability, employment law, entitlement to benefits, Injured employee, Long-term disability, LTD benefits, pay in lieu of notice, termination of employment

Termination of employment does not terminate ability to apply for LTD benefits

May 11, 2018 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits

The case discussed in this article is important because it is a common concern of those who become disabled that they will cease to have access to LTD coverage if their employer terminates their employment before LTD benefits commence. What this decision appears to stand for is the proposition that it does not matter when employment ends, it matters when the injury or illness commenced.

benefits coverage entitlement, Benefits group insurance, brain injury, employee group benefits, employment law, human rights, long term disability claims, LTD benefits, termination, termination of employment

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

July 6, 2017 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: a repeal of an increase in OAS age of eligibility, an employer’s refusal to pay bonus not amounting to constructive dismissal and the determination that an employee’s cessation of LTD benefits couldn’t advance by way of action.

bonus payment, breach of employment contract, constructive dismissal, Dismissal, employment contract, employment law, LTD benefits, Old Age Security Regulations

Don’t make promises you can’t keep (even inadvertent ones) – a good lesson for all BC employers

June 28, 2016 Employer Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

The recent decision of the BC Supreme Court in Feldstein v. 364 Northern Development Corporation provides a cautionary tale for well-meaning employers seeking to provide compensation and benefits package details to candidates during the interview process.

aggravated damages, Benefits plans, benefits provider, compensation and benefits package, Duty of care, employee benefits, employment contract, employment law, interview process, Long-term disability, LTD benefits, termination, terminations, terms and conditions of employment, written agreement

Termination of benefits for employees over 65

March 9, 2015 Alison J. Bird Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

The number of workers over the age of 65 has risen significantly in recent years. The increasing number of older employees who are choosing to remain in the workplace, combined with the (near) elimination of mandatory retirement, has raised many considerations that employers have not previously addressed.

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