Daily Archives: 18/04/2019

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CNESST HAS AN OBLIGATION TO REIMBURSE TREATMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE 189 OF THE LATMP, EVEN IF THIS TREATMENT IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE RAMQ?

In the decision Nguyen and Federal Express Canada, the CNESST was constrained to reimburse platelet-rich plasma injections. The RAMQ refuses to recognize this treatment because the RAMQ does not acknowledge its therapeutic potential. The administrative judge concluded that the CNESST cannot discharge itself on the basis of a treatment not covered by the RAMQ and concluded…

DID YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF A WORK ACCIDENT AND AS A RESULT OF USING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, YOU SUFFER FROM OTHER PROBLEMS, YOU COULD BE COMPENSATED?

In the case Langlais vs. Sintra Inc., the worker had suffered an employment injury to his right knee. Unfortunately, he had to walk with a cane because of the instability and fragility of his knee. He therefore developed osteoarthritis in his right wrist, which was quite severe. He filed a claim with the CNESST, which…

DID YOU KNOW THAT AN ORPHAN’S PENSION ASSUMED BY RETRAITE QUEBEC CAN BE PAID FOLLOWING A BIOLOGICAL FATHER’S DEATH?

As a matter of fact, the Act respecting the Québec Pension Plan establishes that an orphan’s pension may be payable as of the month following the child’s birth if the child is born viable within 300 days of the contributor’s death. With the progress of technology and medical advances, what if the child is born…

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATIF DU TRAVAIL JUST RENDERED A GOOD DECISION CONCERNING WORK CAPACITY IN DECEMBER 2018?

Normally, the CNESST determines a full-time work capacity, exceptionally a part-time capacity, or employability. In the decision L’Heureux et Commission scolaire de Montréal, a teacher was entitled to receive, following the acceptance of diagnosis of fibromyalgia, an income replacement indemnity for the 5th day they were not able to work, according to the section 61 of…