This story doesn't tell why the woman involved was denied benefits.  It also doesn't state if she was a federal employee or if it was EI she was rejected by.   It is a sad case after everyone is sympathetic with post natal women who get sick.  It doesn't give us an idea as to whether any rules were breached.   Are the lawyers in the case banking on the victim card to get their payout from a weak government or do they actually have a case?