can i still draw unemployment benefets
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can i still draw unemployment benefets
iam a truck driver, and i was fired today, for cheating on my logs
Asked on May 8, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
A worker is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits if they were terminated "for cause". This means that if the employee was fired for misconduct (i.e. an act of dishonesty, etc.), then they are prohibted from collecting unemployment benefits. Bottom line, you can't collect.
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