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EI after surgery

mysterymachine
Joined: Jun 2008
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mysterymachine
Joined: Jun 2008
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EI after surgery
4/13/2016 at 12:11 PM

Amyone know if I will be able to collect EI if I am off work for 8 weeks after my surgery?
april
Joined: Aug 2006
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april
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Benefits
4/13/2016 at 12:39 PM

You should be able to but if you have work place benefits (like blue cross, great west life) you should call them and ask if u have short term disability coverage that may cover this as you would likely get paid your full wage and not ei's 55% of pay. It's definitely worth looking into.
Jeeper
Joined: Feb 2014
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Jeeper
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 352

yes.
4/13/2016 at 12:53 PM

Yes you'd be able to. There's a 2 weeks waiting period though that you don't get paid for, so you'd actually only get paid for 6 weeks.
The_Young_Man
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The_Young_Man
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Yes
4/13/2016 at 2:42 PM

But you will have to get a Record of Employement(ROE) from your employer and submit it to EI and then fill out your info either online or in person at the government building on 9th.
braid
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braid
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try
4/13/2016 at 4:18 PM

If unsure, phone
Brandon and District Worker Advocate Center
204-727-5335.
The fellow there will know.

Brenda..
Joined: Jul 2005
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Joined: Jul 2005

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yes

4/13/2016 at 6:17 PM

april said "You should be able to but if you have work place benefits (like blue cross, great west life) you should call them and ask if u have short term disability coverage that may cover this as you would likely get paid your full wage and not ei's 55% of pay. It's definitely worth looking into. "

See if your work place has short term disability. The plan we had at work I rec'd 75% of my wage tax free money.