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Difference between revisions of "I've Been Turned Down for Employment Insurance Benefits"

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'''First steps'''
== First steps ==


If EI has turned down your claim, or disqualified, disentitled or penalized you, you can appeal '''within 30 days''' from the day you receive the decision. You appeal to the General Division of the Social Security Tribunal (SST). Here’s what you need to do:
If EI has turned down your claim, or disqualified, disentitled or penalized you, you can appeal '''within 30 days''' from the day you receive the decision. You appeal to the General Division of the Social Security Tribunal (SST). Here’s what you need to do:
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'''What happens next'''
== What happens next ==


After you have filed your appeal, the Social Security Tribunal will send you a copy of your EI file. This file contains all the information EI used to make its decision.  
After you have filed your appeal, the Social Security Tribunal will send you a copy of your EI file. This file contains all the information EI used to make its decision.  
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*[[Community Legal Assistance Society]].  
*[[Community Legal Assistance Society]].  
*The ''Law Students' Legal Advice Program Manual'' chapter on "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1724 Employment Insurance]."  
*The ''Law Students' Legal Advice Program Manual'' chapter on "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1724 Employment Insurance]."  


Before you meet with a lawyer or advocate, complete the form [[Preparing for Your Interview]] included in this guide. When you go to the meeting, make sure you take copies of all the documents about your case.  
Before you meet with a lawyer or advocate, complete the form [[Preparing for Your Interview]] included in this guide. When you go to the meeting, make sure you take copies of all the documents about your case.  


{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Jim Sayre]], February 2013}}
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Jim Sayre]], February 2013}}
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