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In what is believed to be the first LAT decision on catastrophic impairment, Vice-Chair Flude held that the applicant, who had been intubated and sedated before having GCS scores of 9 or less recorded, had suffered a catastrophic impairment.

http://otlablog.com/16-000145-aabs-lat/

TORONTO — A top Toronto hospital and research centre has fired dozens of employees for alleged misuse of its employee benefits plan.

http://www.windsorstar.com/news/national/toronto+hospital+fires+employees+after+audit+finds+24200/12910404/story.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter&utm_term=Autofeed#link_time=1487109548

Noise has a big impact on a lot of fibromyalgia patients. We experience heightened sensitivity to touch, light, smells, temperature and noise. Noise can increase our pain, cause headaches and leave us feeling exhausted. So why does noise affect us in this way, and how can we cope?

http://fibromyalgia.newlifeoutlook.com/fibromyalgia-and-noise-sensitivity/

Reasons for judgement were released last week by the BC Supreme Court, New Westminster Registry, finding that the cost of an insurance policy protecting a plaintiff from adverse costs/disbursements consequences should the prosecution of an injury claim not proceed favorably is not a recoverable disbursement.

http://www.ilstv.com/adverse-costs-insurance-not-proper-necessary-disbursement/

A class action lawsuit alleging Ontario injured workers had their benefits wrongfully slashed has been granted permission to proceed, after the province’s compensation board sought unsuccessfully to block the case.

http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/7139487-class-action-against-wsib-claiming-unfair-benefit-cuts-given-go-ahead/

TORONTO — A new poll suggests that employment conditions remain dismal for Canadians with disabilities.

The survey commissioned by CIBC and conducted by Angus Reid found that only half of respondents living with a disability have a full or part-time job.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/only-half-of-disabled-canadians-have-a-full-or-part-time-job-cibc-poll-1.3244080?utm_source=January%2014%2C%202017%20CWDO%20News&utm_campaign=Feb%2014%2C%202017%20CWDO%20newsletter&utm_medium=email

Under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”), employers have a legal duty to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities who are adversely affected by a work requirement or standard. Accommodation may mean adapting rules or procedures in the workplace to ensure all employees are able to participate and contribute. Accommodation can also require changes to the physical environment to remove barriers for people with disabilities.

http://www.advocatedaily.com/littler-global-canada-ontario-human-rights-commission-releases-policy-statement-on-medical-documentation-and-disability-related-accommodation-requests.html

We all know there are laws that protect us in all kinds of situations, from divorce to employment, human rights to housing, child protection and crime. Some are easy to learn more about, while others, such as those that come from common law principles, are not easily discernable or understandable for those without a legal education. That’s why public legal education is so important.

https://nowtoronto.com/news/free-legal-information-ontario-reasonable-doubt/

A tree crashing through the roof of a B.C. couple’s house set off a chain of events that left their dream home falling apart, infested with rodents, and the family and its pets living in a trailer parked on the driveway.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wawanesa-insurance-mission-dream-home-disaster-go-public-1.3969428

A Windsor doctor with a huge number of patients has agreed to give up family medicine after admitting to a host of allegations that include prescribing narcotics to a patient who died of an overdose.

http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsor-doctor-penalized-for-reckless-narcotics-prescribing?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter