What is the law regarding voluntarily Resignation and eligibility to collect unemployment benefits?
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What is the law regarding voluntarily Resignation and eligibility to collect unemployment benefits?
My HR department gave me 30 days to locate another position in the company after I had to take my current one after my first position was eliminated. In the letter I had to sign it says if I didn’t find a position I would be considered to have
Asked on February 7, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If you resign, this is voluntarily quitting and unemployment compensation will be denied.
If you are fired, you are eligible for unemployment compensation assuming you were not fired for wrongdoing.
If you don't find a position prior to the deadline in the letter you signed, resignation will result in a denial of unemployment compensation. You can appeal the denial of unemployment compensation claiming that you were coerced into signing the letter.
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