'Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo'
BROMONT, Quebec – 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.
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.
See...this is what happen..akibat terlalu 'berfacebooking'...we never know perhaps one day it will happen/occur to us!!hahaha...am not praying for it..tp itu lah..'malang itu tidak berbau'...it is actually a pengajaran for me jugak since I am super active when it comes to facebooking..seriously..I love my facebook!!hahaha~
My advices to u dearest out there...becareful in what ever you do..if nk MC or even nk EL ke...yes..you can do so..but pleaseeee.....don't just simply update your facebook status saying that "yeay..I'm MC today"...serius kwn2..itu namanya cari nahas...dari boss tak tahu ape2...sekali kantoi saja2 EL...eventho En/Pn boss are not in our frenlist...but we never know..kot2 la ada kwn2 satu opis yg saja2 pi gatal2 nk gtau boss kan...bahaya wooo...sng citer..if you nk EL or MC...syp2 okay...hehe!!
See what happen to Nathalie..poor her...she's going to lose her insurance benefits since Manulife found out yg dia actually menyalahgunakan all the benefits yg diberi...that's why laa...before nk buat apa2...think 1st...see things from both sides...jgn fikir seronoks...once dah kantoi..sakit woo...
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