I was just fired from OfficeMax and am getting ready to file unemployment and was wondering if anyone on here has ever filed after leaving officemax. Do they fight it? Are they on there game here or like everything else with this company do they screw it up?
2007-12-14 11:31:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Unemployment taxes paid by employers are based upon the employer's record of claims filed. If you quit voluntarily or are terminated for cause you generally are not entitled to unemployment compensation so most employers WILL fight your claim since it will keep their unemployment tax rate as low as possible.
Unemployment insurance is intended to protect you against job loss through no fault of your own, such as layoffs, improper termination, or your employer's insolvency.
If your former employer contests your claim, you will be given a chance to present your side of the story as will your former employer. The employment security department will decide if your termination was justified or not. If it was unjustified, you will be covered. If it was justified, you will not.
2007-12-14 18:12:41 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work with these cases in retail. get that claim in right away if they fired you for stealing, harassment or essive absenteeism good luck getting unemployment. Now if they let you go to poor #, just paper trailed you with different levels of warning you have a good chance of getting it. They do not want to fight it.
2007-12-16 22:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Email me. I used to work for them and can tell you about a couple of similar situations.
2007-12-14 20:04:36 · answer #3 · answered by TaxGurl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋