Tag: elective surgery

FMLA

Q&A: Determining Whether Elective Surgeries Are Covered Under FMLA

By Jason R. Mau, Parsons Behle & Latimer Jun 11, 2021 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jun 11, 2021

Q: An employee is having an elective surgery that won’t require an overnight hospital stay, but she will be off work for two weeks to recover and will possibly have some restrictions afterward. Will her surgery and time off be covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? A: Under the FMLA, an eligible […]

No short-term disability benefits for tummy tuck recovery

By Louise Bechamp Feb 8, 2015 Northern Exposure

Updated: Feb 8, 2015

by Louise Béchamp In an interesting case, the Superior Court of Quebec in Syndicat des agents de la paix en services correctionnels du Québec v. Pineau confirmed on judicial review an earlier arbitration decision denying an employee short-term disability benefits for the recovery period following cosmetic surgery.

Extreme Benefits Makeover: Employee Time Off for Cosmetic Surgery

By Sara Parchello, Partner, Bennett Jones Oct 5, 2009 Northern Exposure

Updated: Oct 5, 2009

Should employees receive benefits coverage for time off due to cosmetic surgery? At least two Canadian labor arbitrators think so. In the most recent decision on point, North Bay General Hospital v. Ontario Nurses’ Assn. [2009] OLAA No. 47, 181 LAC (4th) 179 (Stephens), an employee was awarded sick pay coverage for time off while […]