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Can you get unemployment if you were fired?

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Flora Licon September 9, 2009 at 5:04 pm
You can file but it doesn’t guarantee you will get approved. You must state your case telling what happened and your employer has to also show good cause as to why they fired you.

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Robert McGill September 9, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Most companies will deny the claim but you can appeal if they do and still win. You have to justify your claim.

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Jered September 9, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Depends on why you were fired. I know people that have been fired and some got unemployment and some were denied. All depends on what happened.

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Robert S. September 9, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Hard to say without providing more information…assuming you didn’t do something wrongful to get terminated you should have a chance.

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Melissa Prince September 9, 2009 at 5:12 pm
normally people don’t receive unemployment if they got fired. if it was a wrongful termination then you might be able to clear your name and collect unemployment.

if not start searching the job listings!

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Sandra Gonzales September 9, 2009 at 9:36 pm
You can be denied for reasons like stealing etc, but just because you are fire doesn’t mean you are automatically ineligible to collect.

Apply and if you get denied appeal.

Good luck

Sandra

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Barb. September 16, 2009 at 4:43 pm

Most cases no, but there are some exceptions.

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jodi September 21, 2009 at 11:57 am
my husband has to have surgery on his shoulder and will be out of work for 3 months without pay can we receive unemployment benefits?

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Chris September 21, 2009 at 12:59 pm
If you were terminated due to a false claim of sexual harrasment without proof can i receive any unemployment benefits?

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lavonta adams September 24, 2009 at 11:04 am

i was fired three times from job and got it back twice i have a family to take care of why would i take that risk

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Buddy September 28, 2009 at 10:28 am
I live in R.I. but I’m required by my employer to travel to Mass. to work. This is anywhere from
88 miles to 119 mile round trip daily. R.I. employment law requires me to travel 70 miles round
trip to seek employment. My position is base salary plus commission with the present economic
situation the sales are not there to justify this travel. It’s also causing a lot of wear and tare on
my vehicles which I won’t be able to replace because of my employment situation. I’ve tried to
make this work for the last 3 1/2 years its become more of a burden then a position. If I leave this position of my own accord or I’m terminated can I collect?

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nikki a September 29, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I filed unemployment and won my claim, starting collecting benefits and know have to fight cause the job said i quit. I never quit its just some bull it all

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billy rogers m.v.tx. October 1, 2009 at 10:18 am
I got fired today because I thought the job of climbing on top of a tank after I had already sprayed with soap and water was too unsafe. After I got down from the ladder to let my boss go up and do it, he was cursing me and said I could go to the house that I was fired. The boss calls later after firing me saying it was insubordination, but this kind of hostility has been going on since the day I started. Do I have a chance at unemployment or do I need to take it a step further and get osha involved for unsafe practices?

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latoya milwaukee, wi October 11, 2009 at 8:15 am
can you collect unemployment for being fired for attendance?

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Sharon, TX October 19, 2009 at 7:45 pm

I worked for the dept of corrections. I have a good friend thats incarcerated. we wrote each other all the time, like pen pals. My friend needed some support, thats all. I was terminated because I didnt get permission from my job to write my friend. My father, mother and alot of family members were incarcerated before. I have gotten letters from them and have written back. I didnt think writing someone was so bad. I wouldnt dare visit. I applied for unemployment and was denied. I appealed the decision. Waiting for a hearing date in the mail. Do I have a chance at winning? I just need a way to support my two children until I find another job.

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Shane October 21, 2009 at 9:22 pm

See they moved me to third from first and I’m a single parent of two, I had to call in the first two days because I couldn’t find a baby sitter . when i went back they said I had 11 points and was issued a 3 day suspension which was my second of the year. To point out you have to have 13 points so can they fire me for getting another 3 day suspension.

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Anonymous October 29, 2009 at 1:10 pm

i was terminated because i was told amonth after i forgot my keys at work that it was said by the corporate office to let me go

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bryan s. williamssr October 29, 2009 at 1:13 pm

its been a year since october of 2008 since i had a job in which i feel that i should be entitled to some kind of assistance yours sincerely mr bryan s. williams sr.

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Anonymous October 30, 2009 at 4:24 pm

i was fired from my job because i made a comment about another employee was hired making more then me . I never stated her name. This was pulled off my instance messaage account. I was denied unemployment, can I appeal?

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Tonya from Kentucky October 31, 2009 at 9:04 am
I was fired for being accused of using profanity, which i didnt, against a new hire and I have worked with this company for 9mnths…this girl didnt have any experiance and I had done this kind of work for 16 years.. I dont know what to do can I still draw unemployment..

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Jennifer November 3, 2009 at 7:35 am

My job is being threatened because I’m missing work due to health conditions. If I am fired can I still collect unemployment with proof of my docters?

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Tammy Smith November 3, 2009 at 12:52 pm

I filed for unemployment and have not recieved a letter yet

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Tammy Smith November 3, 2009 at 12:55 pm

I have not recieved a reply from the unemployment office about my filing for unemployment.

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Anonymous November 5, 2009 at 10:44 am

i got into with my district manager, which he was very irrogent and at times hard to get along with . I wasnt the only one who thought that.I worked for for him for 5yrs , thats a long time . I did alot for that store. One day i helped out and picked up another employee , which they hired knowing he had no transportation and i got in trouble and fired. Is that even fair?? I was an employee for 5 yrs.

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Charlotte November 10, 2009 at 3:55 pm

Due to economic situation me and my husbant lost our house since my husbant was laid off last May. We had to relocate due to high cost of living to another city which is more affordable to live. I have to commute 190 miles round trip to get to my work. I have been doing this for almost a year. I have been looking for a job locally but no success so far. If I leave my job on my own due to long drive and wear and tare on my car and on my body, will I be qualify to collect unemployment until I find a job in my area or not?

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Anonymous November 19, 2009 at 9:27 am

My boyfriend was fired from his job. He went to draw unemployment but his employer said that he quit so he could draw unemployment. How can I make a formal complaint against this company for lying on a true document.

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Anonymous November 19, 2009 at 9:28 am

My boyfriend was fired from his job. He went to draw unemployment but his employer said that he quit so he couldn’t draw unemployment. How can I make a formal complaint against this company for lying on a true document.

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josh November 19, 2009 at 1:46 pm

if i was fired due to incarceration can i collect unemployment

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