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I believe my employer is trying to pressure me to quit so I can't get unemployment benefits. I need unemployment benefits so what should I do? Doesn't unemployment wages come from a fund that he has already paid into on a monthly basis? Would my monthly benefits show up as an expense on his P&L statement?
Can I quit & still get benefits?

 

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Nothing I don't want to do anything until I know the answer to my question. I don't want to quit if I'll lose my benefits.

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what state are you in.



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Reply to 4ren6's Post: He has had numerous meetings with me about he isn't happy with one area of my performance, but is satisfied in the other. On 2.14.07 he notified me that he was pulling the one area of responsibility away from me. He indicated he hadn't decided about the other. He stated that he hadn't decided about the other area of responsibility I said it sounds like you want to fire me. He replied you're not happy here either so why don't you just quit? I said that I didn't want to quit, which he replied that he might consider me staying if I would fire my lead collector. He can't afford both of us. Of course I said that wouldn't be fair. His reply was that he hadn't yet dicided & he would talk to me by 2.19.07. Before we ended our conversation I ask to take 2.15.07 & 2.16.07 as vacation days he agreed. Last evening I was advised from another employee that he had the other manager sitting at my computer yesterday for about 2 hours. The only thing I can thing is that he's trying to find something that he could fire me for that would prevent benefits. The reason I say this is when I said to him on 2.14.07 that if he's that unhappy with my performance just fire me & I'll collect unemployment until I secure another position. His reply was that I need more time. I question his motives, why would he need more time? I don't trust this guy. There has been 6 other managers that he has got to quit in the last 18 months. There appears to be a pattern here. I don't think I should have to quit.

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Reply to 4ren6's Post: I live in Ohio & I've worked for him since February of 2006
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You have a complicated situation. If you up and quit on your own you may be subject to not be approved for unemployment based on the fact that you left. You would have to prove that you left under conditions from your job that made it impossible to continue. It sounds indeed as though he is trying to get you to quit so that he does not have to pay.

Should he fire you it appears that you would have legal grounds to claim unemployment and also possibly a legal lawsuit for harassment or discrimination.

I would suggest to hang on as best you can not not leave on your own. It would be far easier to gain unemployment compensation from him should he terminate you. This would then allow you under your state laws to file a complaint for compensation and he would have to give valid reasons for termination.

Also, if this is a large company you may want to speak to your HR section about him. It appears as you say he has a history of this. And this plays in your favor.



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Reply to 4ren6's Post: I still the other part of my quetion answered. Does the monies for my unemployment benefits show up as a current expense on my previous employers finacial records (P&L statement)? My understanding from what I've read is that employers contribute monthly to a fund at the State level & employees receiving unemployment benefits receive them from this fund. Would this increase his insurance payments into this fund?

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