If I quit my job to relocate with my husband, is this just cause for collecting unemployment?
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If I quit my job to relocate with my husband, is this just cause for collecting unemployment?
If we had stayed where we were our commute would be 200 miles round trip per day.
Asked on November 22, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, in your state (Ohio), it is not considered good cause to quit or resign your job to relocate with a spouse; if you quit for this reason, it is considered simply a voluntary termination of employment and you are ineligible to receive unemployment benefits.
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