Reaching out for a helping hand :(.

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December 4,2023 at 6:14PM UTC

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Reaching out for a helping hand :(.

Hi all,

I was seeing if there was anyone on this platform who has had experience of an appeal process with an employer and Unemployment before that can offer a quick chat or or share advise/suggestions a part from getting all my paperwork together.

Details:

-Resigned due to toxic environment

-Tried my luck with UI and got approved

-Employer is now appealing

I am nervous and I absolutely suck at advocating for myself and really could use a helping hand.

If you are open please let me know if I can send a message to you directly.

ANY HELP would be much appreciated.

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AnonymousDecember 4,2023 at 6:30PM UTC
I went through an appeal after a termination that the employer tried to prove was "for cause." Since each state defines unemployment regulations and appeals differently, the appeal notice should give you some preparation resources. Please read them carefully. The most important thing you can do is take every documentation item to the hearing. This includes memos, emails, written documents, and names of people who endured the same behavior or witnessed how you were treated. My employer tried to show that I had been "written up" for one thing but terminated me for something entirely different. Although our situations are different, what saved me (even without legal counsel when the employer came flanked by an attorney) was that I had both the write-up and the termination paperwork. The employer and the attorney were raked over the coals for my treatment, and I won the appeal.
Since I don't know your location, I can't give you anything specific. I know that in some states, their legal aid (free legal services) also assists people with unemployment or eviction representation now (they didn't when I was going through it. Even if they don't show it on their website, it is worth a call to see if they can advise you on where to get assistance.
AnonymousDecember 4,2023 at 6:57PM UTC
I would love to know how that works as well.
AnonymousDecember 4,2023 at 8:12PM UTC
So, where I am I had to email anything I thought relevant to a specific inbox. You can have unemployment direct you. I recently had to fight for my life with unemployment. I was told by admins to write a resignation letter even though I was being non-renewed (I'm a former teacher) and I'd still be able to collect (the superintendent said to my face he'd approve it). I accessed my work email and downloaded relevant emails (I was going to sue for racism). I used all the documentation I had most specifically email correspondence from the program I was completing. I would think sharing an evaluation or letter from a mental health professional would be beneficial to support the toll on your mental health. Establishing a timeline if there's a fault on direct managers/executives for creating the toxic environment and not addressing elevated issues.
AnonymousDecember 4,2023 at 9:11PM UTC
Documentation will be required.
AnonymousDecember 7,2023 at 6:14PM UTC
File a formal complaint with the EEOC or local employment authorities to your area, and also with the legal department of the company cc all internal and external stakeholders and provide documentation. If you quit you will definitely need solid evidence of toxicity to prove that you were forced to quit because of this. It's going to be a hard fought case for sure especially in at-will states because the company does have to pay in.