BROMONT, Quebec (AP) — Photos on Facebook have cost a Canadian woman her long-term sick leave benefits.
Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, for the last year.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reports she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits.
But, when a Manulife insurance agent discovered pictures of Blanchard having a good time the payments dried up.
Blanchard says she was told by Manulife the photos of her at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party and on vacation are evidence she's no longer depressed.
Blanchard tells the CBC that on her doctor's advice, she had been trying to have fun.
She's fighting to get her benefits reinstated and says her lawyer is exploring what the next step should be.
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