bobbyzworld13
03-09-2007, 11:56 AM
Hello everyone. I really would appreciate if anybody with some knowledge on the subject can post or email me with any advice.
I was fired in early January of this year. I had missed a week of work due to family problems and sickness. When I spoke with the boss he advised to take the time I need and to keep him informed. He then had me call him and fired me over the phone the day before i was going to come back to work. I explained the situation and he advised that it wasn't because of that but he said 'word for word', that I just wasn't a good fit. I was hired for one position but 3/4 months in when another employee quit to work elsewhere my job load doubled and I was doing totally new things that I was never trained for. I begged him to keep me along until I can find new work as I explained that i just moved out of my house and am paying rent for the first time but he just said no. The next day I filed for unemployment and had a phone interview and was granted unemployment by the lady who heard both sides of our story. I have been receiving the benefits with no problem but earlier this week got a letter in the mail saying there was an appeal. He filed an appeal over a month later. The money I had been receiving has been put directly to my bills, I have been looking for work this whole time but have come up unlucky as of yet. Now I got a letter saying I have a phone interview with an appeals examiner. I am not sure what to do at this point. I am more afraid of having to pay back money that I no longer have then losing my benefits even though I think both would be un fair considering the situation.
Sorry for the long paragraph but I am unsure if I should obtain a lawyer or to not even bother considering I missed like 7 days of work, but the boss had told me to do what i had to do for the family. It was a severe sickness and then death in the family. I was in the hospitol for 2 days when she was sick, then missed 2 for the services and funeral when she had passed, and then was having a hard time and was in mourning/grieving. Please someone help me figure out what to do.
I was fired in early January of this year. I had missed a week of work due to family problems and sickness. When I spoke with the boss he advised to take the time I need and to keep him informed. He then had me call him and fired me over the phone the day before i was going to come back to work. I explained the situation and he advised that it wasn't because of that but he said 'word for word', that I just wasn't a good fit. I was hired for one position but 3/4 months in when another employee quit to work elsewhere my job load doubled and I was doing totally new things that I was never trained for. I begged him to keep me along until I can find new work as I explained that i just moved out of my house and am paying rent for the first time but he just said no. The next day I filed for unemployment and had a phone interview and was granted unemployment by the lady who heard both sides of our story. I have been receiving the benefits with no problem but earlier this week got a letter in the mail saying there was an appeal. He filed an appeal over a month later. The money I had been receiving has been put directly to my bills, I have been looking for work this whole time but have come up unlucky as of yet. Now I got a letter saying I have a phone interview with an appeals examiner. I am not sure what to do at this point. I am more afraid of having to pay back money that I no longer have then losing my benefits even though I think both would be un fair considering the situation.
Sorry for the long paragraph but I am unsure if I should obtain a lawyer or to not even bother considering I missed like 7 days of work, but the boss had told me to do what i had to do for the family. It was a severe sickness and then death in the family. I was in the hospitol for 2 days when she was sick, then missed 2 for the services and funeral when she had passed, and then was having a hard time and was in mourning/grieving. Please someone help me figure out what to do.
