What can I do if I was fired and now the company wants the money back from the unemployment I received?
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What can I do if I was fired and now the company wants the money back from the unemployment I received?
I worked for a company for 2 years and it wasn’t until we got a new supervisor that I was fired. He had it out for me and eventually fired me for being 8 minutes late. I lived 55 minutes from my work place and I was only late because of an accident on the road. Before this incident, he singled me out all the time and wrote me up for the smallest things. I filed for unemployment and got it for 4 months and now my old company has filed a complaint and wants the money back.
Asked on November 14, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You are entitled to unemployment benefits if you are terminated or fired, so long as you were not fired "for cause"--e.g. for violating company policies, for insubordination, for theft or other illegal activity, etc. If the company is alleging now that you were fired for cause, but you believe that was not the case, you can present your evidence (if the unemployment office or company actually takes action against you) that you were terminated, but not for cause. To help you make your case and keep the money, you would be well advised to hire an attorney with unemployment compensation case experience.
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