I recently filed for unemployment after quitting my job in January due to poor working conditions. My request was denied, and I can't understand why. The letter I received from the Department of Labor says that I quit for "personal reasons", which is completely untrue. I quit because since 2007, my job substantially changed and I was overloaded with work and new job responsibilities. By 2010, I was working 3 full jobs and my boss continued to promise me pay increases and formal reviews of my position, but none of this ever happened. I have saved emails from him stating just this. For 3 years, I was moved from a regular customer position into a full Executive position as the Director of Sales and Marketing, with NO matching compensation. Each time I approached my boss (the owner and CEO) about this, he would say, "It's coming, just be patient. Things are so busy right now I haven't had the time to schedule a review." He would set dates for my reviews and never follow through. Finally, he admitted to me that he never intended to give me a raise and actually said that he didn't feel my work warranted one. He used the poor state of the economy as an excuse and said that he "couldn't afford it."
In January, I was asked to write a job description to add an employee to my department who I would be responsible for screening, hiring, and training. This new employee would report to me and work in the Sales department. I found out through the recruiting agency we were using that my boss intended to pay this new employee $20,000 more than my base salary, PLUS commissions.
This was the final straw and finalized my decision to leave. It was clear that he intended to continue to keep me as cheaply as possible and had been stringing me along for more than 3 years.I provided this information to the Department of Labor when I filed for unemployment and they still denied my benefits, saying they felt I quit for personal reasons.
I intend to appeal this decision, but I am new to the process and I am not sure how to do so. Some of the advice I've read in this forum says to be simple and concise in my appeal, stating simply that I disagree with the decision of the state. But during the hearing, I fully intend to supply copies of the email communication between myself and my boss as evidence of his empty promises. Do I have to supply this information with my appeal? I am worried about the company knowing too much about my argument.Does anyone think I have a case? How should I proceed? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to everyone in advance.



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