Am I protected from being fired unjustly?
I am not in a union, and I am not a public sector employee. Is there anything that can protect me from being fired unjustly?
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Are employers required to offer severance or termination pay when firing employees?
There is generally no requirement that severance or termination pay be given to an employee who is laid off, unless there is an employment contract in place guaranteeing such pay or unless there is another specific reason a severance package would be mandated.
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If there is no employer–employee contract, then an employee is an’employee at will.’ and an employer may fire an employee at will at any time, without a warning and without notice.
→ Read MoreUnemployment Compensation Benefits Disqualifications
Unemployment disqualifications, factors disqualifying individuals from receiving unemployment benefits, can occur for a variety of reasons from having been terminated from employment for cause to classification as an independent contractor when you thought you were an employee.
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Refusing a job while on unemployment may have a negative effect on receiving benefits, depending on where the unemployment recipient lives.
→ Read MoreDoes severance pay affect eligibility for unemployment benefits? (2024 Details)
If an employee is involuntarily separated from work (e.g. fired not for cause; lay off); he or she is eligible for unemployment insurance his or her employment ends. If an employee receives severance and that severance is paid over time, or if that person signs a voluntary leave document that could negatively impact his or her eligibility for unemployment insurance.
→ Read MoreCollecting Unemployment After Relocating: Trailing Spouse Provision
What is known as a “trailing spouse” provision contained in unemployment laws, this allows a person who has had to quit their job in order to relocate with their spouse to collect unemployment benefits. This is in the interest of keeping the family together. Relocation can be within the state or to another state.
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Unemployment benefits for independent contractors, and whether an independent contractor is eligible for unemployment benefits, depends on several factors.
→ Read MoreIf I leave my job due to a hostile work environment can I collect unemployment insurance?
Voluntarily leaving a job renders one ineligible for unemployment, if you leave a job of your own free will, you cannot collect unemployment insurance. It doesn’t matter if you literally had the most miserable job in the history of the world—since there’s no right to be happy at work, there’s no right to leave work because it’s unpleasant and collect unemployment.
→ Read MoreViolating Employers Social Networking Policy
Violating an employer’s social networking policy, like a violation of any other employer’s policy, is generally legal grounds for firing or other form of discipline. Most employee business social networking policies prohibit social networking on company time, or posting anything online that reflects negatively on the company. as well as any confidential company information. However, if a business’s social networking media policy covers too much ground, disciplining an employee for social networking activity may cause trouble for the employer.
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