After 18 years with a company, my husband was wrongfully dismissed and after 9 months the company offered him his job back. He is back at work, but can he apply for EI for the 9 months that he was off?

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So long as he was dismissed without just cause, and he did not receive severance covering that period, then he should be able to collect EI for those months. He may also be entitled to his full pay for those nine months as well; however, that would involve taking action against his former/current employer, which he may not want to do in the circumstances.

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