Is this legal?

notrichenough
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:47:06 +0000

I think the way it works is that after an employee is fired, the employee files a claim for benefits, then the company is notified that an ex-employee is filing for benefits, and the company can contest it. If the state agrees they were fired for cause, the claim is denied.

The ex-employee can appeal, and then I imagine some kind of hearing happens.

A month seems pretty fast to get through the hearing stage, that’s pretty efficient for a state agency. It’s probably been more than a month.