I just got fired can i get unemployment

If you quit your job without "good cause connected with the work" you may not be eligible to receive benefits. "Good cause connected with the work" means that your reason for leaving must be directly related to your job, and be so compelling that you had no choice but to leave the job. While in most cases you cannot voluntarily quit a job and collect unemployment insurance benefits, where you can show “unsafe, unhealthful, or dangerous” working conditions, that were so intolerable that you had “no choice but to leave the employment,” you could be eligible to collect unemployment insurance benefits. The burden of proof is on you, the employee, to prove that you quit for good cause. 

If you leave your job for personal reasons – for example, to move out of the area – your reason for quitting is not connected with the work. If you quit your job for better pay or more hours, you may be eligible for benefits under certain circumstances.

In both cases, a claims examiner will contact you by phone or email for a fact-finding interview to decide if you are entitled to benefits based on Unemployment Insurance law and policies.

However, if leaving your job was related to domestic violence, of if your spouse/civil union partner is an active military member who is being transferred outside of state, you may still be eligible to collect benefits. You will be scheduled for a claims examiner interview or emailed a questionnaire to provide proof of these circumstances. The examiner will decide if you can receive benefits based on Unemployment Insurance laws and regulations.

To remove a disqualification for voluntary leaving, you must return to work (in covered employment) for at least eight weeks, earn at least 10 times your weekly benefit rate, and then become unemployed through no fault of your own.

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You can collect unemployment, even if you were fired, as long as you were not fired for misconduct. Misconduct is usually an act done intentionally. For example:

• Deliberately not following instructions/disobeying orders from the employer
• Stealing office property
• Being persistently late for work after being warned
• Destroying company property on purpose
• Threatening or violent behaviour

Note that the misconduct does not have to occur during work hours if you are terminated because of it.

If you were wrongfully dismissed you should contact our firm as soon as possible or you might lose your ability to receive EI.

Acts that will generally not constitute misconduct are:

• Incompetence
• Unsatisfactory work
• Inability to perform certain jobs; or
• Inexperience.

Note that if any of the above were done deliberately, it could be classified as misconduct. For example, deliberately performing unsatisfactory work because you dislike your manager.

How Long You Have Worked

In order to qualify for EI benefits, you must have worked between 420 and 700 insurable hours within the last 52 weeks. The exact calculation depends on the area of Ontario in which you reside and is done by the Government of Canada.

Can you Collect EI if you are Terminated with Cause?

No, if you were terminated with cause, this would most likely qualify as misconduct if don’t intentionally. Thus, you will not be entitled to EI. If you believe you were wrongfully terminated, please contact our firm.

Can you Collect EI if you are Terminated without Cause?

If you were terminated without cause, and are able to work but cannot find work, you may be entitled to employment insurance benefits. Your eligibility to obtain EI is based on:

• If you were employed by an insurable employer,
• The actual reason you were terminated (for instance, what has been recorded by your employer) was of no fault of your own,
• You have been without work and pay for at least seven consecutive days in the last 52 weeks; and
• If you have worked the required number of insurable hours in the last 52 weeks or since the start of your last EI claim (whichever is shorter).

Can I Collect EI If I Quit?

If you have quit your job for a valid reason, you can still be entitled to EI benefits. Examples of valid reasons to quit and still receive EI benefits are:

• If you have experienced discrimination and harassment, you may have a complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code and should contact our firm. Additionally, if your salary was reduced significantly, you could have a claim for constructive dismissal and wrongful dismissal. If this has happened to you, please contact our firm to get the damages you deserve!

  What disqualifies you from unemployment in Alabama?

  The Alabama Unemployment Compensation Law provides for a delay or disqualification from receipt of benefits if: 1. You voluntarily quit your job without a good cause connected with the work. Personal reasons for quitting a job (i.e., lack of transportation, moving, etc.)

  What disqualifies you from unemployment in NC?

  In order to be eligible for benefits, you must be unemployed through no fault of your own, be actively seeking work, and be able and available to accept work if it is offered to you. In limited circumstances, an exception may apply to the general rule. DES will make a determination in each case.

  What disqualifies you from unemployment in Colorado?

  If you quit your job, you won't be eligible for unemployment benefits unless you had good cause for quitting. In general, the good cause requirement will be satisfied if you left your job for any of the following reasons: domestic violence (you had to leave the area in order to avoid further violence or harassment)

  What disqualifies you from unemployment in Georgia?

  If you were fired from your job, you will not be able to draw benefits if your former employer can show that you were fired for failure to follow rules, orders, or instructions, or for misconduct on the job. The only way to know for sure whether you are eligible if you are fired is to file a claim.