I just got married in July and before I took my vacation time, my boss told me that I'd get a big raise due to my co-worker resigning. When I got back my co-worker decided to stay and my raise was very little (just covers gas and tolls for 1 day). I moved about 75 miles from work when I got married and the cost of traveling is making it hard to survive (especially with these gas prices). I was told I could collect unemployment due to hardship. Is this true?

What is considered a hardship for unemployment purposes is too situation specific for a message board to answer. Only someone from the state unemployment commission can give you a definite answer.

I've never heard of hardships in such situations, but you must realize I don't know unemployment very well. It is specific. Nevertheless, I doubt it where we're a state of commuters, more recently commuting from eastern PA into newark area. Bergen County to trenton. etc. Why? I dunno, but we do it. 75 miles is far in my book, but unfortunately today that might be getting closer to regular. Point is, if you get it, others would too. And they don't seem to be getting it.

still, poke around and give it a try.

curt j.

My mother recently resigned from her job at a bank because her supervisor advised her that it would be better for her future employment prospects to have a resignation on her record than a termination. Termination was emminent because her letter of termination was in the network and was scheduled to be presented to her at the end of the day. Unfortunately now she has been denied unemployment benefits because they say she voluntarily left her job. She has an appeal scheduled tomorrow. Does anyone have any advice on what she should do?