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I settled with the insurance company and I am receiving CPP disability pension. Employer lists me as being on leave of absence instead of disability, thus terminating my benefits and pension increases and years of service. Is it legal for them to deny me being identified as being on disability so they don't have to provide benefits and pension increases?

Hired remotely in 2022 during COVID, continued remote after restrictions lifted. Now, nonprofit employer demands me and two colleagues switch to in-office 5 days/week with 4 weeks’ notice, while most of 600-person company stays hybrid or remote.

I’ve been with my company 13 years, originally in IT but now also handling backend development. Last week a colleague was fired and I was forced to take over his project with no handoff, pulling off a high-stakes client demo under extreme stress while dealing with a serious medical condition. I’m now completely burned out and overwhelmed, and I want to leave but not resign — I want to know my options for severance and EI in Ontario.

I initially called in sick on July 2nd and remained off work until July 14th with a medical note excusing my absence. During that time, on July 8th, my father was admitted to the hospital, and I notified my employer of the situation on July 12th while supporting him in the ICU. On July 18th, my employer laid me off, but we agreed that I would return on August 18th. Following my father’s passing, with his viewing and funeral on August 8th and 9th, I requested an extension to return on September 2nd instead. My employer asked for an in-person meeting, but I explained that I was emotionally fragile and mentally unwell to engage in any constructive conversation and even offered to provide a doctor’s note, which they did not respond to. Now, on August 21st, they are asking me to provide medical documentation about my ability to return to work on September 2nd, including my diagnosis, restrictions or limitations, treatment plan, and prognosis for recovery. I am wondering if it is appropriate or even permissible for them to request such detailed personal medical information when I am simply seeking to return to work as planned?

If your company gives you a written warning and they want me to sign it,but I do not agree with the letter,do I have to legally sign it?