Does an illness or injury need to be life-threatening?
The illness or injury need not necessarily be serious or life-threatening, and would include both mental and physical illness. The illness or injury may be a result of a deterioration of an existing condition; for example, a dependant may be suffering from a nervous breakdown; he or she may not require full-time care, but there may be occasions when his or her condition deteriorates, and his or her partner or parent needs to take time off work.
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- Can an employer ever be sued yet still have to provide workers compensation benefits for the same injury or illness?
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