Submitted by Mysterious_Cat0498 t3_zh2wb4 in personalfinance
My boyfriend started a new job in October and left work early on Monday because he was informed that his brother was in a car accident and went to the hospital to go see him. He of course let his managers know, and told him that if he was not there he would recieve a point, which he was fine with. He went into work the next day anyway and they escorted him out saying that he was not allowed to be on the floor until HR figured if he left for valid reason. He still has not been to work. He is out an entire week of no pay.
Come to find out that you are not allowed to just leave during your shift for any reason, but even his managers said that his reason for leaving was valid. He makes the most of the household income as I am a full time student while working part time. Do you think he would be able to file for unemployment? Please let me know if I should share this in another sub as well.
We reside in Indiana
Edit: Hello all, thank you so much for all the advice! So they did not call him yesterday and his job is closed on weekends, so he is just going to attempt to apply for unemployment while also look for another job. I cant reply to everyone but here are some common questions I saw:
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So he works at a bakery factory, and they have a PTO policy where when you want to use PTO or take a day off, he has to put in the request 2 weeks before he takes that day off.
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His managers told him that HR is really slow and it might take a while to get back to him, and to just hang tight
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I agree that this is a dumb policy and so does my boyfriend. God forbid an emergency happens again and they actually fire him for it. I am going to try to find his handbook and look up the policy for leaving during shift.
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My boyfriend has an hourly position
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In regards to his brothers accident, It was more of ("hey your brother got into a really bad car accident. His car is totaled and he was admitted to the hospital, is unconscious and has some serious trauma to his head and neck." So I would see why he would leave. I guess I should add the ride to the hospital was 3 hours away)