“He can’t apply for unemployment because he got fired.”
I know it varies from state to state, but this sounds totally backwards to me. Typically one is ineligible for unemployment compensation if one quits, and eligible if laid off or fired (except, perhaps, if fired for egregious violations). Might be worth investigating further.
I’m pretty sure that most unemployment compensation programs only deny you if you were fired for cause or quit your job voluntarily. Even if that’s the case, you can often argue that you’re still entitled, due to facts and circumstances.
Thanks everybody for the well wishes. Gary T and Q.N. Jones, he tries to apply every week. The first week, he was approved except for the fact that he had received his last paycheck from work. The following week, he got a letter saying he no longer qualified, because he was fired. In TN you only qualify if you’re laid off, or the company goes out of business or something.
Having filed for unemployment in TN, I can say a few things about it. The only way to be guarenteed it is to be laid off, if you’re fired, then it’ slightly more complicated. If you can prove that you were fired for no justifiable reason, then you’ll get it. In my case, I was fired because the boss’s wife had taken a strong disliking to me (mainly because I proved within less than a month, I could do her job infinitly better than she could). When they fired me, they told me that it was because they were changing the way they were doing inventory and that my position was no longer needed. On the “Notice of Seperation” that they gave me, it said I was unable to do the job I was hired for. Of course, I had a copy of my last review, that said I was doing an outstanding job, and they gave me a glowing letter of reference. The lady at the unemployment office looked over everything and told me, “If you don’t get your unemployment, I strongly recommend that you appeal.”
If hillbilly’s husband was fired for doing something that he had no idea would get him fired, he can get it, no problem. IIRC, she said he’s worked there for close to 20 years, so the odds are in his favor. Depending upon how old he is, he might even be able to make the case that they fired him because they didn’t want to pay him a pension when he retired.
IAC, hillbilly should look at getting TennCare. They’ve tightened the restrictions on it, I know, but she should at least be able to get her son covered under it, which would help.
If she goes to a church, then she should talk to her pastor about what’s going on. After my dad left and took all the money, my mom got food and money for the bills from our church until she could get a job. Hell, if I were her, I’d probably look at joining a church if I wasn’t a member. There’d be people in the church who owned businesses who might be able to help, there’d be people who might know companies that are hiring and would overlook what happened to him, based on the recommendation of someone he might meet at church.
Don’t lose heart, Hillbilly Queen
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Lots of good advice here, so I just wanted to give you a hug and let you know I am sending lots of prayers and positive thoughts your way.
Oh, and I find that long hot baths with a mindless novel to read(in my case mystery novels) help with stress. YMMV
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Cheri
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Good vibes being sent your way.
bodypoet and Tuckerfan have offered more good advice* than I would’ve been able to think of, so I’ll just say:
hillbilly queen, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Don’t hesitate to email if you need a friendly word.
*[sub]It’s been 4 years since I worked in TN, but Tuckerfan’s advice sounds right to me.[/sub]