Hi, and I apologize in advance for the lengthy post, but I need help as soon as possible please.

During the unemployment ins. hearing all you can do is tell the truth. The state will decide if you are entitled to benefits or not.

I'm not sure what you posted would be considered illegal harassment or a hostile work environment. It's not very nice but people are allowed to be rude to you, nasty to you, curse behind your back, etc. (It's not illegal) Anyway, complaints have to be filed with the EEOC within 300 days of the alleged incident in states that have an antidiscrimination law (Ks. does) & states w/o an antidiscrimination law 180 days of the incident. What makes you believe you were treated the way you were because of your race & gender?

The co. didn't have to give you any more time off after your leave expired (was this 12 weeks of job protected FMLA leave?) unless they would have given an employee additional leave who was off on leave for a disability other than pregnancy. (then they would have had to give it to you also)

If you resigned because they wouldn't give you additonal time off after having a baby, then I woudn't be overly optimistic about receiving benefits. Unemployment is for those who lose their jobs through no fault of their own or through reason attributable to the employer. A lack of day care or preferred day care is not either. In my experience it isn't going to matter much whether they company told you that you had to return on time or resign as you had already taken the full time off allowed and voluntarily submitted your resignation.


The fact that they weren't very nice when you switched jobs over a year ago has no bearing on why you left now and the state isn't going to use it as part of their decision and likely won't even let you bring it up. Being rude to you because of your new position isn't at all illegal and does not give you any recourse through the EEOC, though if this happened when you claim it did, you are too late to pursue that avenue either.