Unemployment Appeal - Florida Law?

Question

My friend was fired back in November of this year for having use her email for personal use (which was complaining about an Asst. Manager and the email was sent to the General Manager). This same Asst Manager is the one that went over her Managers head and got her fired.

She was smart enough to forward all the complain emails to her home address. Her concern is that since florida is a "at-will" state for employment (you can get fired for any reason) but the company policy that she signed when she first got hired states that for any first offense, (breaking email policy in this case) she gets a verbal warning, 2nd is a write up, 3rd suspension, 4th termination.

She did not get a warning - was told by her manager (who didnt want her fired) that she was told that she had to let her go. She was denied unemployment because they consider it "misconduct" & has appealed. Any chance she will win this case?

She has all the complaint emails and they still have not paid her last check

Answer 1

It sounds more like a case for breach of contract rather than unjust termination.

Answer 2

Law changes very slowly, and unfortunately, email hasn't made it to legislation yet. I had a similar situation a few years back. The union rep on my side told me I was SOL (sh it outta luck) because there is absolutely nothing pro or con as pertaining to email use at work. This doesn't help your friend, but I hope it answers your question.

Answer 3

it actual relies upon. you do not say what the purpose you probably did not meet is. no matter if that is attendance or some thing else thoroughly lower than your administration, you do not qualify for unemployment reimbursement. no matter if that's the actual incontrovertible truth that you need to not, for instance, attain production quota set with the help of your organization, then you extremely have were given an situation. you've the right to attraction. good success