HR Law Canada has covered quite a few rulings over the last year dealing with workers who were denied employment insurance (EI) benefits because they lost their jobs due to …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Jurisdictional puzzle: Nova Scotia worker’s termination sparks legal debate about federally versus provincially regulated employers
Sometimes the line between federally regulated and provincially regulated businesses can be a little blurry. That’s what happened recently in a case involving a worker in Nova Scotia who was …
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Unvaccinated worker who cited Minister’s remarks to support bias claim denied EI benefits on appeal
An unvaccinated worker who lost his job for misconduct, and was denied Employment Insurance (EI) benefits as a result, appealed the ruling partially because he argued the decision-maker was biased. …
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FeaturedMental Health
New Brunswick worker to undergo independent psychological exam after reporting anxiety, mental health issues in wake of vaccination
A worker in New Brunswick who claimed to be suffering severe anxiety and mental health issues after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine has won a partial appeal of a ruling to …
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Federal Court rejects appeal for EI benefits by worker dismissed for vaccine refusal, rejects comparison to harassment cases
A woman who lost her job over a refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and was denied Employment Insurance (EI) benefits as a result, has lost her appeal of the …
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Tribunal reverses course: Woman who felt forced to retire for financial reasons over vaccine refusal loses EI benefits
A woman who felt she had no choice but to retire from her job, citing financial pressure after being suspended for failing to comply with her employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination …
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Fanshawe College’s decision to place unvaccinated remote professor on unpaid leave unreasonable: Arbitrator
Fanshawe College’s decision to apply its COVID-19 vaccination policy to a professor who worked remotely was unreasonable, an arbitrator has ruled. This case, centered on the London, Ont.-based college’s mandate …
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FeaturedLegal Costs
Ex-school board employee ordered to cover full legal fees for improper liens against worker in vaccination policy fallout
An Ontario court has awarded full indemnity costs of nearly $23,000 to a group of people affiliated with the York Region District School Board who were subjected to “reprehensible” conduct …
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Municipal inspector, dismissed for non-compliance with COVID-19 vaccination policy, not entitled to EI: Tribunal
The Social Security Tribunal of Canada has refused leave to appeal for a former municipal inspector who was dismissed for non-compliance with his employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. The Tribunal ruled …
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Recreation therapist at hospital who refused vaccine not entitled to EI, tribunal says contracts don’t have to explicitly define misconduct
A claimant identified as OK has been denied permission to appeal a decision regarding Employment Insurance (EI) benefits by the Social Security Tribunal of Canada Appeal Division. The ruling addressed …