By Sophie Mongeon You are a victim of a work accident or a car accident, do you have to report the event to your group insurance? The answer is yes! You must report the event. Why? First of all, since you are disabled, you may be exempt from paying premiums for certain aspects of your…
By Sophie Mongeon These were parents suing the Auto Insurance Company, saying they had been at the scene of the accident and had to identify their child at the mortuary, which made them victims under the Vehicle Insurance Act. The TAQ rejected their request and clarified that section 6 of the Act (the Automobile Insurance…
By Sophie Mongeon Remember that the compensation schedule for personal injury at the CNESST level has not been changed since 1985. A lumbar sprain is expected to be compensated with a 2% anatomophysiological impairment plus a 0.2% loss of enjoyment of life, for a total permanent disability of 2.2%. We have informed you on several…
By Sophie Mongeon You have suffered a back sprain and are being invoked as having degenerative disc disease and/or spinal stenosis. How do we protect you? That is, if you are only diagnosed with a lumbar sprain and several years later you must have lumbar surgery for what is considered degenerative disc disease, the claim…
By Sophie Mongeon These are two separate injuries that deserve separate assessment. It is not enough to simply claim that there are other possible causes than the after-effects or consequences of the accident at work to put an end to the causal connection. Therefore, the non-causality for a physical part of the claim is not…
The CNESST has indeed just introduced this new service, which is a great innovation. By using the online service ‘’Mon espace en ligne’’, you can now have access to a new, secure service zone. It will give you access to your file online at any time. Please note that this service is only offered in…
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…
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…
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…
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…