Can you collect unemployment if you are terminated for negligence?
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Can you collect unemployment if you are terminated for negligence?
My husband works for an overnight delivery service was recently terminated due to having 3 car accidents in the past 7 months (none involved other parties). Twice he backed into a pole, etc while delivering packages and most recently tipped over his truck while enroute. Is there any way he would qualify for unemployment benefits.
Asked on March 15, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Minnesota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your husband negligently caused the employer to incur costs or liability, they could--though are not required to--treat his termination as a a "for cause" termination, likening it to either destruction of company property or violation of company policy. If they treat it as for cause termination, he would be ineligible for unemployment; however, if they don't do that, and simply treat it as termination not for cause, he could collect unemployment.
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