Comments on: Illinois unemployment benefits eligible? http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/ Where HR Professionals Seek Answers Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:05:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Caitlin http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11971 Caitlin Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:18:13 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11971 Hi Janet, What great news that you won the appeal!! You are absolutely right: the company has the right to appeal that decision, but they are only making themselves look bad by trying to change their story now. We suspect that you will win the second appeal, as well. Cheers,~ Caitlin Hi Janet,
What great news that you won the appeal!!
You are absolutely right: the company has the right to appeal that decision, but they are only making themselves look bad by trying to change their story now. We suspect that you will win the second appeal, as well. Cheers,~ Caitlin

]]> By: Janet http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11970 Janet Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:33:29 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11970 Hi Caitlin, I just wanted to give you an update. I WON my appeal for unemployment benefits! I also received my back pay from the date I was terminated. NOW, after receiving benefits for a few weeks, my ex employer is appealing AGAIN. Now they're stating that I was insubordinate and they're changing their story. I am so completely disgusted with their tactics and how they're just NOT accepting the referee's decision. I understand that it's their right to appeal, but since they are not allowed to bring in new evidence, they are just pulling things out of thin air and are probably trying to harass me at this point. I still have no doubt that I'll win, but it just makes me mad that they are being so persistent and vindictive in my opinion. I'll definitely keep you posted. Thanks again for your advise! Janet Hi Caitlin,

I just wanted to give you an update. I WON my appeal for unemployment benefits! I also received my back pay from the date I was terminated. NOW, after receiving benefits for a few weeks, my ex employer is appealing AGAIN. Now they’re stating that I was insubordinate and they’re changing their story. I am so completely disgusted with their tactics and how they’re just NOT accepting the referee’s decision. I understand that it’s their right to appeal, but since they are not allowed to bring in new evidence, they are just pulling things out of thin air and are probably trying to harass me at this point. I still have no doubt that I’ll win, but it just makes me mad that they are being so persistent and vindictive in my opinion. I’ll definitely keep you posted. Thanks again for your advise! Janet

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11492 Caitlin Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:55:17 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11492 Hi Roxi, You can present your case, but the IDES guidelines are pretty inflexible. In Illinois, as in many states, an employee who quits after being demoted or having their salary reduced, qualifies for unemployment. But when an employee remains for more than 6 weeks or so, it appears that the wage cut was not the issue. (In retrospect, it was probably not a good idea to try to negotiate this. Companies are not likely to restructure their business plan to accommodate the wishes of one employee. It's like the ant wanting to reschedule the picnic.) Our experience has been that employees in Illinois who quit to accept another position, can collect unemployment if the second position doesn't materialize. Presumably, they also can if they are laid off from the second position. So we're not clear on why this is even an issue. You can also post your questions on our sister site at www.laborlawtalk.com. HTH, and thanks for reading the blogs!~ Caitlin Hi Roxi, You can present your case, but the IDES guidelines are pretty inflexible. In Illinois, as in many states, an employee who quits after being demoted or having their salary reduced, qualifies for unemployment. But when an employee remains for more than 6 weeks or so, it appears that the wage cut was not the issue. (In retrospect, it was probably not a good idea to try to negotiate this. Companies are not likely to restructure their business plan to accommodate the wishes of one employee. It’s like the ant wanting to reschedule the picnic.)

Our experience has been that employees in Illinois who quit to accept another position, can collect unemployment if the second position doesn’t materialize. Presumably, they also can if they are laid off from the second position. So we’re not clear on why this is even an issue. You can also post your questions on our sister site at http://www.laborlawtalk.com. HTH, and thanks for reading the blogs!~ Caitlin

]]> By: Roxi http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11488 Roxi Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:14:43 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11488 I worked for a company for years as a sr mgr. At end of May the company restructered and I was demoted to mgr and my salary was decreased by $20,000. Since I had been such a great performer and I had recently been named mgr of the month in Feb I turned to every chain of command I could to get this resolved. This took a few weeks to give them the opportunity to try and save me. However, in the end they would not offer me anything and regretted that I left. I received a job offer from another employer and put in a notice. I left the job and started to work for the new company two weeks later. There I started and was laid off 3 1/2 weeks later. Now IDES says I proved that the wage decrease was a reason to quit but that because I stayed so long after the decrease (approximately 8 weeks) that I accepted the pay decrease. I didn't, but I was trying to negotiate to stay. I am filing an appeal, how do I win this. I worked for a company for years as a sr mgr. At end of May the company restructered and I was demoted to mgr and my salary was decreased by $20,000. Since I had been such a great performer and I had recently been named mgr of the month in Feb I turned to every chain of command I could to get this resolved. This took a few weeks to give them the opportunity to try and save me. However,
in the end they would not offer me anything and regretted that I left. I received a job offer from another employer and put in a notice. I left the job and started to work for the new company two weeks later. There I started and was laid off 3 1/2 weeks later. Now IDES says I proved that the wage decrease was a reason to quit but that because I stayed so long after the decrease (approximately 8 weeks) that I accepted the pay decrease. I didn’t, but I was trying to negotiate to stay. I am filing an appeal, how do I win this.

]]> By: Janet http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11420 Janet Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:20:15 +0000 http://www.humanresourceblog.com/2008/05/27/illinois-unemployment-benefits-eligible/#comment-11420 Thank you so much for your support, Caitlin! I need all the help I can get right now. I will definitely keep you posted. Thanks again, Janet Thank you so much for your support, Caitlin! I need all the help I can get right now. I will definitely keep you posted.

Thanks again,
Janet

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