under what circumstances can my ex-employer hold up unemployment benefits?
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under what circumstances can my ex-employer hold up unemployment benefits?
My former employer let me go just over 2 months ago; I had been there for 5 months. Now she is saying that I refused a legitimate lesser job on the day that she let me go which I did not. I actually refused that job the day she hired me. She also stated that I didn’t know my job. What can be done about this?
Asked on July 25, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If an employer believes that you are not eligible for unemployment benefits for some reason, they can report/tell that to the unemployment agency/labor department; if your benefits are then denied for that reason, you have the reason to apply that decision and attempt to convince them that you are entitled to unemployment. First, appeal internally: contact unemployment, check on the statuts of your claim, and if it is being denied, ask how to appeal. If you lose that appeal, you have the right to file a legal action in court to continue the appeal.
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