One of the most common places to suffer a personal injury is in the workplace. In Canada, the most common industry that personal injuries are suffered in is construction, but physical and psychological illnesses can be incurred in almost any type of work. If you are suffering from an injury or illness that is keeping you from being able to work, you might be able to file short term disability claims.
Short term disability claims are typically filed for less serious injuries that will keep you from being able to work for a short period of time or are used to cover the period of time it takes for you to file long term disability claims if you have suffered a critical injury that will keep you from being able to work for an extended period of time.
You should be aware of your employer’s disability insurance policies before you actually suffer an injury but if you aren’t when it happens you may want to get some expert advice. A work injury lawyer can help you, especially in the case of denied disability benefits.
Denied disability claims need to be addressed as soon as possible, because you will only have a limited amount of time to dispute the denial. Short term disability claims that are filed citing psychological illness are in the most danger of being denied because these are the hardest types of illnesses to prove.
If you are having any difficulties filing short term disability claims, you should contact a lawyer to help you. They will have the most experience helping people file these types of claims and will know what your rights are and how to build the best case to get you the compensation you need.