Mother who paid into EI denied benefits during coronavirus pandemic

She paid Employment Insurance benefits, had a child and then lost her job. Alysha Vanderhart of Caledon, Ont., expected to receive benefits but has been twice denied. As Sean O’Shea reports, Vanderhart says she’s being penalized because her father is also her employer.

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