Old 03-28-2015, 06:27 AM
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LexieCat
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In most states, to my knowledge, you can collect if you left the job for "good cause." That doesn't mean you just didn't like the job or the normal working conditions. It means there was something intolerable that a reasonable employee could not be expected to endure. If the boss was just grumpy or demanding or unreasonable, that probably wouldn't be enough to qualify. Most of us have had bosses like that. THIS boss screams and berates while DRUNK, and intentionally humiliates, name-calls, etc. There also seems to be elements of discrimination, if he routinely treats female employees that way. Here's a quote from Nolo's unemployment web page:
Constructive discharge. Most states allow employees to collect unemployment if their work situation had grown so difficult that they were essentially forced to quit (for example, if you feel that quitting is the only option because of constant sexual harassment, dangerous working conditions that your employer refuses to remedy, or a manager's demands that you commit an illegal act). If a reasonable person in that situation would have found the working conditions intolerable, quitting most likely won't make you ineligible for benefits. Legally, constructive discharge is considered a form of wrongful termination, not a voluntary quit.
You can google the unemployment for your own state to find out what the standard is there.
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