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Quitting and getting unemployment - sm
Posted: Dec 11, 2014
Has anyone ever heard of anyone quitting a transcription job and still being able to collect unemployment? If so, how? TY.
check your state laws - anon
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Some states are "at will," which means that you can quit (or be fired) for no reason at all.
Understanding... - sm
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So, if you live in at-will state and quit an at-will company, are you able to collect?
It is not that easy. Try to check further and see. - Unfortunately, I think the only way to know SM
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for sure is to quit first and then file, see what happens.
There are job services and action agencies - Just call
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We have regional office where you can just call and ask a question. No big deal. Just explain why you need/want to, ask for help, whatever.
if that were so, wouldn't we all just quit? - dont think so
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I really do not think you can collect UE if you quit your job.
Unfortunately.... - Mary
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If you quit your job, you cannot collect unemployment. Unemployment is meant to assist former employees who have been laid off or otherwise lose their positions through not fault of their own.
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Yes, pretty much every job I ever quit it was clear you were not going to get any unemployment. You have to be fired or laid off, and then if you are fired under certain circumstances you can't draw then either.
You can get UE if you quit, but - sm - anon
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only in very rare circumstances. My co-worker walked out on her job because one of the bosses was very rude and borderline bullying to her one morning. It wasn't an ongoing thing. However, my co-worker got unemployment because myself and another co-worker witnessed the incident and wrote documentation on her behalf to the UE commission. There has to be a very legitimate reason for quitting with documentation to back it up. You will not get unemployment just because you don't like your job, don't make enough money, don't like your schedule, etc.
Found the following info googling about unemployment and quitting for "good cause."
Apparently, you CAN quit for good cause and receive unemployment. Below is an excerpt of the reasons that have to be true in order to do this. I think we have EVERY one of these covered (except for #1). Alas, how do we PROVE it?
"Title 22, Section 1256-23(c) provides the employer's requirements are unreasonable under any of the following circumstances:
The claimant is requi ...
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