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Join Date: Nov 2008
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http://wbztv.com/health/Nathalie.Bla...2.1327309.html Nov 22, 2009 10:00 am US/Eastern Insurer Halts Woman's Benefits Over Facebook Photo Canadian Company Manulife Denies Using Web Sites As Sole Basis For Deciding ClaimsBROMONT, Quebec (CBS) ― A Canadian woman says she was told her insurer that her claim was dropped because of photos investigators found on her Facebook account. (File) A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, for the last year. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Saturday she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from insurance giant Manulife. But the payments dried up this fall and when Blanchard called Manulife, she says she was told she was available to work because of Facebook. She said her insurance agent described several pictures Blanchard posted on Facebook, including ones showing her having a good time at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party and on a sun holiday. Blanchard said Manulife told her it's evidence she is no longer depressed. She's fighting to get her benefits reinstated and says her lawyer is exploring what the next step should be. Blanchard told the CBC that on her doctor's advice, she tried to have fun, including nights out at her local bar with friends and short getaways to sun destinations, as a way to forget her problems. Manulife wouldn't comment on Blanchard's case, but did say they would not deny or terminate a claim solely based on information published on Web sites such as Facebook. The company did confirm using the social networking site when investigating clients, according to the CBC.
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With MORE TYEstosterone
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Wait, you can get one year off of work for being depressed? Where do I sign up!?
I wouldn't go so far as to sue her right off the bat, those pics could in fact be older and she just posted them, but I would definitely be investigating if I were the company. |
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Seems like a good excuse to drop my facebook account. Been too much spying by employers..
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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So I guess people with depression are forbidden from leaving their house, or being caught with a forced smile on their face
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Fuck this bitch, I hope she loses.
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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I don't know exactly where I stand because when I'm down I do like to get out. But in her case it seems like if an insurance company is going to pay for you to stay at home you better spend lots of time in mental hospitals getting better.
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For Science. You Monster.
Join Date: Nov 2008
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If you are off on insurance for depression here in canada, your doctor WILL tell you to do ANYTHING that makes you happy. We have no idea why she's depressed, mayb events at work caused it? Or maybe she just has an imbalance. Either way, this isnt abnormal or uncommon around here.
Hell, im still off work from my foot on compensation, and my doctor tells me to enjoy myself and do what I like. (I work in a refinery, and their worried about infection, im off till april) |
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You're saying that because she goes to someone's party, that she is suddenly able to do her job? Also, we aren't talking about government benefits, we're talking about a private insurance company who has DECIDED to cover depression. And given that they have DECIDED to cover that, they should honor it. |
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Hold mah beer!
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This private company also decided she is capable to return to work.
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