Decision 75855
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The claimant was denied maternity benefits by the Commission’s. The claimant stated in the documentation that she was advised by her employer that she had 721 insurable hours. However the evidence shows that for the relevant period that information was erroneous. The claimant had accumulated only 572 hours during her qualifying period. The legislation requires a total of 600 hours of insurable earnings for eligibility to maternity benefits. The appeal by the claimant is dismissed by the Umpire.
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Decision 77053
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The claimant applied for benefits on July 23, 2010. During his qualifying period, he accumulated only 431 employment insurable hours. At the time of his application,there was an unemployment rate of 11% in his region. Prior to July, 2010, the claimant benefited from an extended benefit period which was interrupted by a working period between November 2009 and January 26, 2010. In January, he renewed his existing claim and received benefit until July. At the time of the claimant's lay off in January 2010, the unemployment rate in his region was 14.1% and the required number of insurable hours to qualify for benefits was 420. If the claimant had been eligible to establish a new claim in January, he would have been eligible for benefits. However, by the time where is prior benefit period expired, the new rate of unemployment of 11% required 525 hours to qualify for benefits. The BOR noted that it did not have any discretion in this matter. The law must be applied as it stands. The claimant's appeal is dismissed by the Umpire.
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Decision 75200A
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The claimant had accumulated 406 hours between September 28, 2008 and September 26, 2009. The BOR found that the claimant did not have sufficient hours as she needed 420 hours under s. 7(2)(b) of the EIA. The claimant could have acquired sufficient hours for benefits except for the fact that she suffered from an allergy from working in the fish plant because she was allergic to crab. The claimant's appeal is dismissed by the Umpire.
