Federal Tribunal Reinstates EI for Worker Fired for Refusing COVID Shots

Federal Tribunal Reinstates EI for Worker Fired for Refusing COVID Shots
The employment insurance section of the Government of Canada website is shown on a laptop in Toronto on April 4, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jesse Johnston
Isaac Teo
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A federal tribunal has ruled in favour of a Toronto man who was denied his Employment Insurance (EI) benefits after losing his job for not getting vaccinated for COVID-19.

In a decision released on Sept. 12, the Social Security Tribunal of Canada reversed the denial of EI benefits to Timothy Conlon, a delivery driver who was fired last July for refusing to comply with his employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement.