DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ORDER YOUR COMPLETE SAAQ COMPENSATION FILE ONLINE, FREE OF CHARGE?

By Sophie Mongeon, attorney-at-law Just click on the following link: https://saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/traffic-accident/copy-compensation-file/ Indeed, if you are a victim of a road accident and you want to know what is in your file, you can order it via this link. You must specify that you want all the medical records, the letters, the decisions rendered as well as the…

ARTICLE 32: AN UNKNOWN PROTECTION!

By Marie-France Chayer, legal services coordinator The majority of workers knows to turn to the CNESST when they have a work accident, or suffer from an occupational disease. Sadly, very few of them know that the “Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases” also protects them against reprisals from their employer. Indeed, Article 32 of…

DID YOU KNOW… VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND INVESTIGATIONS BY THE SAAQ, CNESST, OR EMPLOYERS; WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE?

By Marie-Lissa Grenier, paralegal Who has never heard a story where an injured worker, receiving compensation from the CNESST, gets caught playing volleyball, doing renovations around the house, carrying heavy grocery bags or even jogging? It is more than frequent that employers or the CNESST decide to shadow workers when they have doubts on the…

DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN ONE OF YOUR LOWER OR UPPER LIMBS IS INJURED, YOU MOST LIKELY ARE COMPENSATING WITH THE OPPOSITE ARM OR LEG?

By Sophie Mongeon, attorney-at-law During the convalescence period, the victim of a car or work-related accident instinctively avoids using the injured limb to protect it. Intentionally or not, you will end up using your other limb in an unusual way. For instance, after a knee surgery, a person will put more of its weight on…