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CmdrShepard831 t1_iucgfau wrote

Reply to comment by Shoesietart in Filing for Unemployment with Company that serially fires employees by marqui4me

Fraud aside, it seems like all these things could be easily faked by an employer considering hearings consist of a phone call and then ruled on.

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oedipism_for_one t1_iucu5dn wrote

While possible and definitely has happened you don’t want to get caught doing this. That’s why the more people who file the more attention gets drawn to a company. As others have stated it costs you nothing to try.

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defcon212 t1_iud89k9 wrote

The employee tends to get unemployment unless the employer can prove cause, it's one area where employees do alright in the US system.

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OathOfFeanor t1_iudlxjk wrote

Eh, it's just as flawed as other bureaucratic systems.

My legitimate claim was denied and it was impossible to speak to anyone on the phone or get a response to any letter I sent.

OP's wife should be prepared for a little bit of a fight IMO

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Fox2quick t1_iud8i9v wrote

I once switched jobs because my old job was stringing me along for a raise I knew they wouldn’t give. Found a new job that happened to be seasonal (but started at the beginning of the season). Worked throughout the whole season and then filed for temporary unemployment through the off season.

Due to some clerical error, my unemployment was being paid by my old job, not my new one, despite having been at the new job long enough for them to be the ones paying.

My old job (rightfully) disputed it and myself and my old boss had to go to the local unemployment office for a hearing.

Very little of the process was handled over the phone. All communications were via mail.

The hearing wasn’t a bad experience at all. Me and my old boss sat opposite at a table in the clerk’s office. She heard both our sides, asked a few questions, and then filed whatever she needed to for my new company to be the ones paying.

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