I filed for unemployment, but was denied. I need help with my appeal. Last 2 jobs treated me unfairly.?
I live in Florida. I had a past job for 10 months. After April 2007, there were just me and my co-worker working. She worked from home, because her mom was sick. I found out she runs her own business. All the work comes to me. I complain and the work gets balanced. After a couple of days, it's back the same way. I find another job and quit this one. After a month on the new job, I get fired. I was told my skills weren't good enough and that I wasn't used to working in a corp environment. Which is untrue, my last job was at a corp and this wasn't about my skills. It started when my boss got on to me for taking breaks. The policy does not state that you cannot take a break. He was hesitate to speak personally with me about this, sent emails instead, and he sat no more than 5 feet away from me. I reply back to the 1st one, cuz he left the office and didn't know when he would return. I get a reply to meet at his house to talk. This made me feel uncomfortable,advice for last jobs on appeal?
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Being treated unfairly like you have described sounds like typical work issues people deal with every-day. There are very few people who qualify for unemployment these days unless a business actually closes shop. Many fire people for whatever reason they see fit and there's not alot you can do. They filed class action suits in one place I worked at and still people were denied. Florida is one who pretty much sides with the company even when there's blatent proof of wrong doing. That's why I hate it when they give the un-employment rate because it's only counting those who qualify for un-employment...
Most businesses have a 90 to 120 day trial period in which they can fire you without having to give a reason.
Rule one in work world..drop the "they didn't treat me fair". They don't. It's not fair. They don't distribute the work equally, they don't care if you're uncomfortable.etc. All they have to legally do is pay you minimum wage and have a safe work environment. If the policy didn't clearly state breaks..don't assume you just go ahead and they take them. It personal business policy.not law. Unless you're a minor. There's ALOT of things people have assumed were their "right" because many places had employee friendly policies. It was a shocker to find out it wasn't law. More and more businesses aren't employee friendly because as one of my bosses put it..for every one of you ,there's 100 more waiting for your job. You're all disposable.
Quit job hopping. That will only hurt your case.
You cannot get unemployment if you quit or were fired. Only if your job was eliminated and you were let go because they had no other position open for you.
Don't waste your time filing for unemployment. Get out and find another job.
Have a free consultation with a lawyer. S/he will tell you if you have a case, then you can decide whether to proceed. If you don't like the first opinion you get, get a second opinion.
Even if you appeal you will have a 6wk penalty, and because you quit no recourse there. All you can hope for is to a land another job quick.
I hope you have saved a copy of that email, or it will just be your word against your old boss. You still don't have any rights to unemployment since you were let go in the 90 day window. Your last job you quit so you are not eligible for that one either. Sorry.
It sounds like you had been warned via email from your boss about taking breaks. I believe an employee is only entitled to a 20 minute break within an 8 hour work day. There is no lunch legally mandated, just 20 minutes worth of breaks.
you are entitled to a 20 min paid brake for every 6 hrs worked, or a 30 min brake unpaid for every 6 hrs worked. i dont know the rules in fla but in ny you can only get unemployment for wrongful temination, layoff and in certain cases quiting to return to college. quiting or any other termination excludes you from unemployment. sounds like 2nd boss warned you in an email. in the second email he asked you to his house, which is inappropriate. you may be able to use that to force the issue. see a lawyer.
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