If I was terminated for violation of a policy, can I collect unemployement?
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If I was terminated for violation of a policy, can I collect unemployement?
I was terminated last week for supposedly violating HIPAA by discussing a student with another teacher and a student walked in and passed through the room. We stopped our conversation until the student was out of the room and then continued only using personal pronouns.
Asked on March 23, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Minnesota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
As a general matter, being terminated for violating employer policy and/or the law (or regulations under the law) is termination for cause. If someone is terminated for cause, they are not eligible for unemployment compensation or insurance. It is not a given that the employer will choose to treat or report this as termination for cause, but if they do, you would most likely be ineligible for unemployment.
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