Most employees have heard of sexual harassment, but harassment based on other protected characteristics is also against the law. If you are being harassed by a manager or supervisor, you may have a legal claim.
To be eligible for unemployment benefits, an applicant must be out of work through no fault of his or her own. (This is only one of several eligibility requirements; to learn about the others, see Who Is Eligible for Unemployment?)
Constructive discharge happens when an employee leaves a job because working conditions have grown intolerable. The law treats an employee who was constructively discharged as if he or she were fired.
If you've recently lost your job, you may be trying to figure out how to make ends meet until you find new work. In this situation, you probably aren't interested in paying any of your dwindling cash to a lawyer.
Unemployment benefits are available to those who are temporarily out of work through no fault of their own. Unemployment compensation is a joint program of the federal and state government.
If you have recently lost your job, you are probably anxious to start collecting unemployment benefits. Unemployment is available to those who are temporarily out of work, through no fault of their own.
Unemployment is available to employees who are out of work temporarily, through no fault of their own. Most people who collect unemployment have lost their jobs. However, you may be eligible for benefits even if you are still working,
Although unemployment insurance is federally mandated, each state has its own rules about which employees are eligible for benefits. This article explains the eligibility rules for collecting unemployment in Illinois.