Summary of Issue: Expiration Of Sickness Benefits

Decision 76492 Full Text of Decision 76492

The Commission’s denied the claimant’s request for an extension of her sickness benefits. On June 28, 2009 the claimant established an initial claim for sickness benefits and received 15 weeks of benefits. A medical certificate indicated that the claimant was not available for work by reason of her sickness until September 24, 2010. At the hearing the claimant restated that she is not able to be back to work, but should be entitled to 33 weeks of additional benefit. Persons who, by reason of sickness, leave their employment are not available to work and therefore do not meet the criteria for eligibility to regular benefits. The appeal by the claimant is dismissed.

Decision 16240 Full Text of Decision 16240

Collected regular UI for 16 weeks and sickness UI for 9 weeks. Advised 2 months late her entitlement to sickness UI had expired. Her treatment was elective and had she known she would not be entitled to UI she would have made herself available for work.It remains she was not.

Decision 14173 Full Text of Decision 14173

Declared herself retrospectively fit for work when she found out she had exhausted sickness benefits. Cannot claim sickness... and concurrently request ordinary benefits...