I was fired for "gross misconduct" because of excessive absenteeism. I was denied unemployment. Can I appeal?

Gaspode

Signatures given under duress are never valid.

Of course you can appeal.

Lisa A

You can appeal all you want. It will be a waste of your time and money though. You were fired for cause. You don't get unemployment if you were fired for cause.

And a word of advice. NEVER sign anything you have not read and understood.

wo_manifest

How did they "make you" sign a statement? Get a lawyer. Anything signed under duress is not enforceable.

U Think U Know Me

Stop signing stuff without reading it first. Unemployment will probably not grant you anything.

Common Sense

Yes, of course you can appeal...
It does not mean that you will win the appeal...

ascendent2

Yes, you can appeal but I doubt you will win. As for documentation your doctor bills and a letter stating your illness would help. But your employer should have known what was going on so they could have made other arrangements to take your place when you were not there. People hire you to come to work and when your not there your out. Why should they suffer when you were hired to do the job. You were also warned. Why didn't you tell them then. There seems to be more to this then a couple of missed days of work due to illness. Also by signing paper you openly admitted guilt so there you screwed yourself. Sorry but I think you better look for another job.

johncondo2001

first you sign a statement under duress than appeal it and get a statement from you doctor that you were sick if you have copy of your reviews make copy of them did you have written warning,or did thy than made them up,ask the state unemployment to refer you to a free legal aid service,the company will try to pull anything off

K_Seeks4Answers

You can appeal the unemployment departments decision, and it shouldn't cost you anything, I believe it is a right. But you will need some good proof to support your reasoning that it wasn't true. That is the problem for working with companies that are at will employment, they can fire you for any reason.

you will not win., Sorry

tim_klein2001

You can only win if you can document your medical history

Mr Bellows

Yes,you can appeal but I doubt you will get anywhere.It sounds like if you had some documentation on your ongoing health problem,you might have a chance of winning but without it,your employer will use their documentation of your absenteeism and you will lose.Sorry. I hope your health problem is not serious.

Y. Answer.

Same thing happend at our store.But there was not a damn thing a Trailer Park Employee could do...She lsot and so you will B_Y_T_C_H!!!!!!

pretender59321

You can appeal. You will lose, but you can appeal. Find another Job and try to show up for it!

Scrubber

If you don't want to work, then why bother. There are plenty of others who do want to!

steph2738

nope... they had a valid reason to fire you... you chose not to go to work so they chose to fire you and replace you with a person to fill the job who is willing to work... the only way you can do anything is if you have proof of your illness meaning doc excuses and medical records stating you needed time from work.. just the common cold excuse Will no work anyone can and use that excuse

John 16

It sounds like discrimination to me. Try to get together as much documentation as you can and definitely appeal if your state will let you.

Call your doctor and get the dates you were there. Get him or her to write a letter. Since all you want to do is collect and not get your job back, I think you got a case unlike these other guys.

Call the unemployment office and ask them what you will need to do. They will be glad to help you.

I would.

A friend of mine was asked to sign something like that and she refused. She still works there but can be fired at any time they told her. But they don't have her sig on that paper.

The girl above is right. You should not have signed it. You should have demanded a copy and told them you will think about it.

They seemed to need it for something. That's a clue right there. Based on my friend's situation, I will act similarly if I am in the same situation myself.

Mr_Bman

Get yourself a lawyer--in many cases a little arm twisting by a decent lawyer works wonders. They have insurance for that so it's easier for them to allow your claim than to try to fight it.

curious_One

be sure to document your health problems at your next job. also don't ever sign anything that you are not allowed to read first. that's ridiculous.

Tam Tam

You can always appeal, but unless you have some way to prove WHY it was impossible for you to come to work, you most likely won't win.

If you have a true medical problem surely you must have SOMETHING that will prove it. ( a letter from a Dr stating your condition?)

It never hurts to appeal, however. It can't possibly get any worse.

automatictomatoman

You can appeal all you want but is that the honest thing to do? You didnt show up to work most of the time. Why should you recieve unemployment for being lazy? You have no documentation of your health problems which doesnt sound right. Where are your benefits records of paying medical bills or checks written out for medicine or doctors visits? Sounds more like you are just lazy and have a bad case of hypocondriacism.

tymkoijn1

i am going through the same thing. i had to miss work because of health problems. i would call in in the morning ten go to the emergency room i brought all my excuses to work and i even have it on m application. they fired me today and te company i work for has a tendency to fight any claim

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