I’ve been off work on ltd fir almost a year. Can my work force me to quit or resign? Will i lose my ltd?
Hi,
Once a person makes an LTD claim, it is not tied to their employment status after that point. So if you lose your employment while on LTD, it does not affect the LTD per se, unless you are classified as taking an early retirement or something to that effect.
When employers can dismiss an employee on sick leave is very fact specific. You cannot be forced to quit or resign if you don’t want to. I encourage you to read our article covering employment rights for people receiving disability benefits
David Brannen
Disability Lawyer with Resolute Legal
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David,
If you ever have resources to expand Resolute Legal support services across Canada to disabled employees who are wrongfully terminated from their jobs during legitimate LTD claims, WCB claims or Human Rights claims, it is one area of law where injured workers have been completely disenfranchised.
There have been thousands of people with disabilities mistreated by their employers who don’t have anyone to support them.
Employers have the resources, the support of the WCB (employers pay their premiums) and the support of government including the Tribunals.
A real courtroom with an experienced lawyer is often unattainable to these marginalized injured workers.
The system is completely bias, unfair and stacked against an injured employee, especially if they don’t even belong to a union.
It’s a terrible abysmal void ruining peoples’ lives.