Is there any chance to receive unemployment benefits if I was forced to work in an unhealthy enviornment?
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Is there any chance to receive unemployment benefits if I was forced to work in an unhealthy enviornment?
My work requires me to work with very toxic paints and solvents. The work place doesn’t have any ventilation whatsoever. All my request to have proper ventilation installed have been ignored. Lately I have been experiencing headaches, nausea and shortness of breath. I quit.
Asked on April 21, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry for you. What you should have done - but can still do - is to file an OSHA complaint. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and deals with saftey isues such as your in the work place. To collect unemployment you have had to have been unemployed through no fault of your own. There is case law that supports conditions that are so horrendous that support your leaving. Health reasons and a good reason for living are quoted under the Illinois Department of labor. File. I think you have good reason. Good luck.
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