[shelterguy]

“”””You can’t collect unemployment if you have been fired, only if you get laid off.

Not accurate as written. “””””

I have been an employer for 40 years. It is accurate. You might try to contest a firing and get a hearing but it is accurate.

[PAR35]

Thanks for sharing your ignorance of the law with us.

1)Most states - fired without good cause = employee can collect unemployment benefits. You fire your secretary for going from blonde to redhead - you’ll probably be hit with a valid claim.

2)Some states - fire for incompetence (not misconduct or malfeasance) = employee can collect unemployment benefits. See, for example, Michigan. http://www.michigan.gov/uia/0,4680,7-118-30224_1534-78891—F,00.html

Hope you hired competent HR folks when you were an employer.