Q: I was just denied unempolyment but my employer told me to sign a letter of resignation or be terminated. Can I appeal?
This is the statement I plan to submit to Workforce online but presently the site is down... My resignation was forced and my intention was not to quit. I requested a few days unpaid time off on 12-12-19 from HR . Later that same day they told me they didn’t have EAP insurance as yet and they were very sorry but were told to tell me I was to submit a letter of resignation or be terminated effective immediately. I was only given two options. The new GM made his decision without a phone call to me and with no options. I believed I was protecting my career in my industry by resigning. I submitted my resignation letter to HR 12-13-19. I have many witnesses within the company that will testify I didn't intend to quit. I took client calls and made sales on my sick days, I loved my career, my coworkers and my clients. I was so devastated by the response, I moved to Melbourne to start my career over. After relocating, businesses now slow to hire, I finally filed 3-2, just denied 4-20
A:
Keep going.
If your employer did not carry or have EAP coverage (and thus did not pay payroll taxes to cover unemployment benefits for all regular employees) that is NOT your problem--it is the employer's big-time legal problem.
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