| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| sickness benefits |
quarantine |
definition |
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Summary:
Claimant accompanied her husband to Toronto for a lung transplant operation. The employer approved her request for leave of absence. It was a prerequisite of the program that she care for her husband at all times. The Board erred in law in equating this situation to quarantine.
| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| availability for work |
absences from home |
sickness or death |
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Summary:
Was granted leave of absence to accompany husband to Toronto for a lung transplant operation. The program required her to be present at all times. She said it was not possible for her to be employed as she had to be with her chronically ill husband 24 hours a day.
| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| board of referees |
errors in law |
misinterpretation of facts |
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Summary:
Claimant accompanied her husband to Toronto for a lung transplant operation. The employer approved her request for leave of absence. It was a prerequisite of the program that she must care for husband at all times. The Board erred in law in equating this situation to quarantine.
