Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate for Attendance:
Although the employer terminated our client for attendance, and he was initially denied unemployment benefits, through a hearing we showed that that the absences were due to a bona fide medical condition. As a result, the Hearing Officer agreed that he was not at fault and we won the hearing and benefits for him.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 21, 2023
Unemployment Hearing Won - Identity Verification:
ODFJS frequently requires documents to verify a person's identity. When the person turns in the documents, they may still be denied without an explanation of what the issue was with the documents. This is what happened to our client. With our experience, we have gained an understanding of exactly what ODJFS requires and common issues that arise. Using this knowledge, we appealed our client's denial, gathered the documents, and prevailed at a hearing so she could receive her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 12, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won:
To qualify for unemployment benefits each week, a person must among other things be able to work and available to work. Our client found herself denied benefits because ODJFS determined she was unable to work. We presented her case to a hearing officer and achieved a reversal of that determination, resulting in our client receiving her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 7, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
Our client's employer unilaterally changed her job expectations and then received different demands from different supervisors. She applied for accommodations, which were granted only to find herself terminated shortly after. We prevailed at her hearing, showing that it was unreasonable to expect her to comply with new guidelines and unclear expectations.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 7, 2023
Unemployment Won - No Just Cause to Terminate for "Poor Attitude":
The employer terminated our client for a "poor attitude" when he refused to sign a corrective action and questioned the employer about a directive, but followed through with the the directive. Though he questioned, he complied, and the Hearing Officer agreed this did not give the employer just cause to terminate.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 31, 2023
Not Just Cause to Terminate for Absences:
Without any prior discipline, our client found himself terminated from his job and his unemployment benefits denied after he called off from work due to the flu. Through a hearing, we showed that the employer lacked just cause to terminate due to a bona fide medical illness. The hearing officer agreed and our client won his hearing.
Unemploymnet
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August 31, 2023
Unemployment Won - Residents are Not Interns:
Our client worked during her second post-graduate year from medical school as a resident at a hospital. Unemployment excludes from covered employment medical interns. They excluded our client's employment as well and denied her benefits. Through an appeal to the Unemployment Compensation Review Commission, we showed that a resident is not an intern, and her employment was covered. As a result, she prevailed and received her unemployment compensation.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 9, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won After Termination:
Our client was disciplined for allegedly making an inappropriate comment. She was then disciplined a second time for the same comment. She was then terminated, without given a reason. We demonstrated through a hearing that the employer lacked just cause to terminate and as a result we won the hearing and benefits for our client.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 8, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Discharge:
Our client made a delivery of produce as instructed. The employer claimed he did not leave teh produce in the cooler and terminated him. He was initially denied unemployment compensation until we represented him through a hearing and demonstrated that he did exactly what he was trained and instructed to do. As a result, we won his hearing for him.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 7, 2023
Unemployment Won After Termination:
An employer forced our client into a new position, and then it terminated her claiming she was not able to meet the requirements of the new position. We prevailed at a hearing, showing the termination was through no fault of our client. As a result, she won her hearing and her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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July 27, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client submitted a resignation notice. The employer told her not to come back to work and did not pay her through the resignation notice period. She first found herself denied benefits, but through a hearing we showed the hearing officer that this circumstances must be viewed as though a termination. Agreeing with us, the hearing officer concluded there was not just cause to terminate and our client won her hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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July 24, 2023
Unemployment Hearing Won:
Our client found himself denied unemployment after his employer raised of multitude of justifications for his termination. Through a hearing, we addressed each of their concerns by showing the employer failed to follow its progressive discipline policy, other justifications were simply a pre-text, and others were not supported by the evidence. As a result, our client won his hearing and his unemployment compensation.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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July 17, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won After Harassment:
Our client worked for a cellular store where she was subjected to ongoing sexual harassment by store customers. She attempted to resolve these concerns with the employer with teh employer responding that she should take at least one of the comments as a compliment. She eventually resigned, only to find her unemployment benefits denied. Through a hearing, we showed that she had just cause to resign and that she was entitled to unemployment compensation. The Hearing Officer agreed.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 28, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won For Client Terminated After Performance Improvement Plan:
Even though the employer attempted to build a paper trail to support its termination of our client, including a performance improvement plan (PIP), we showed the hearing officer that the employer actually lacked evidence to support its written allegations. As a result, we won the hearing and our client was approved for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 15, 2023
Unemployment Won for Remote Worker:
As is now often the case, our client worked remotely in Ohio for a company located in another state. That company reported his earnings to the other state rather than Ohio and, as a result, Ohio denied his unemployment application. We represented him through a hearing, showing his earnings, and explaining that the law required the employer to report the wages to the state where he actually worked - Ohio. As a result, we won the hearing and he received his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 12, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won for Amazon Worker:
After our client was terminated by Amazon for alleged unsatisfactory work performance, he found his unemployment benefits denied. We represented him through a hearing and showed that the employer lacked any reliable evidence to support its allegations. As a result, our client won his hearing and his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 6, 2023
Unemployment Won for Worker Terminated Without a Reason:
Our client was denied unemployment compensation after the employer terminated him without a reason. Unemployment decisions should be based on reasons given at the time of termination. We were able to show that, because the employer gave no reason at the time of termination, it could not show just cause for the termination. The hearing officer agreed and our client won his hearing and benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 6, 2023
Unemployment Won After Termination:
Although our client's unemployment application was initially denied because the employer claimed it had reasons to terminate the employment, through a hearing we showed that it lacked sufficient evidence to support its decision to terminate. As a result, our client won his unemployment hearing and compensation.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 2, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - Despite Fraud Allegation:
Our client found his unemployment benefits denied several months after receiving them because ODJFS claimed he engaged in fraud. Through a hearing, we showed the Hearing Officer that our client was rightly due his benefits. He won his hearing and benefits as a result.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 2, 2023
Unemployment Won For Client Who Refused to Sign PIP:
The employer attempted to issue a Performance Improvement Plan to our client. She refused to sign it explaining she did not agree with it. The employer terminated her for refusing to sign it. Through a hearing, we showed the employer lacked just cause for the termination and our client was approved for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 22, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won After Resignation Due to Dog Bite:
Our client was bitten at work by the owner's dog. The owner refused to ensure the dog would no longer come to the job, so our client resigned. We prevailed with her unemployment hearing, showing that she had just cause to resign.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 19, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - Employer's Claim of Resignation Discredited:
After being terminated from her job, our client found her employer challenging her unemployment benefits by claiming she had instead resigned. Through a hearing, we first persuaded the hearing officer that our client's testimony of a termination was more credible. We then showed that, even if the employer's testimony was true - that our client provided a two week notice and then they told her not to come back in to work - it was still a termination. "If the employee is discharged during a notice of resignation period, and the employer does NOT pay normal wages to the employee for the balance of that period, then the question will be whether there was just cause in connection with work to support the discharge." After first arguing that our client resigned, the employer then changed its story to argue that it had just cause to terminate. The Hearing Officer rejected this claim as well. We won the hearing and the unemployment benefits for our client.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 5, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won After Termination Without Just Cause:
Our client reported off from work due to a bona fide medical condition. The employer, however, terminated her because she reported off by text message. The Hearing Officer agreed with us that this did not provide just cause to terminate. We won the unemploymetn benefits for our client as a result.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 3, 2023
Telecommuting Employee Wins Unemployment:
Our client worked from home for about seven years, only to find her employment terminated and her unemployment benefits denied because the employer claimed she printed sensitive information at home. We prevailed at a hearing by showing she did her job just as she was trained to and, therefore, if the employer wanted to change the application of its policies it needed to do so by providing notice rather than an immediate termination. As a result, she was approved for her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 27, 2023
Unemployment Won - No Just Cause to Terminate
Our client had received prior discipline when she was terminated for problems during the sale of an item at the store. We proceeded through a hearing and showed that the problems with the sale were due to the fault of another employee. As a result, there was no just cause to terminate our client. She won her hearing!
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 25, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won After Termination for Customer Complaint:
Our client made a comment to a co-worker, which a customer believed was directed toward her. As a result, she filed a complaint with the employer and our client was terminated. Through a hearing, we brought to light the misunderstanding. The Hearing Officer understood and we prevailed. Our client won his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 25, 2023
Unemployment Appeals Won:
To qualify for unemployment benefits each week, a claimant must among other things be able to work, available to work and actively seeking work. ODJFS denied months of benefits to our client, claiming he was not able to work. We appealed, we prevailed and our client's benefit payments were released to him.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 17, 2023
Unemployment Hearing Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
Our client was terminated due to allegedly failing to meet performance expectations. However, through a hearing we showed that any prior discipline had deactivated, that she did not receive adequate instructions, and their her job duties had changed since she accepted the position. She won her hearing and her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 13, 2023
Unemployment Won After Termination:
Our client was working remotely, his work computer stopped working, and he emailed himself customer information so he could continue to do his job and make calls. The employer terminated him, claiming he did not protect the customer's information. Through a telephone hearing, we showed that the employer lacked just cause to terminate. As a result, his benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 5, 2023
Unemployment ID Issue Appeal Won:
Many people find their benefits denied due to claims they did not verify their identity. To prevail with such appeals, it is important to ensure that the appeal is filed timely, that all required documentation is submitted, and that the documentation is legible. By ensuring our client's documentation met all of these requirements, we won his unemployment appeal and his benefits were paid.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 3, 2023
Unemployment Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
Our client was hired to work at a cable company. During training, the trainer brought up a family member’s account. Our client then allegedly brought up a family member's account only to find himself terminated as a result. He was also denied unemployment benefits until we represented him through a hearing and showed the Hearing Officer that the employer not only trained him that it was okay to do so, but it lacked a policy that mandated termination for such conduct. As a result, he was rightfully awarded his unemployment benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 16, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause for Discharge:
Our client found herself terminated from her job and denied unemployment benefits because the employer claimed it had just cause to terminate her employment. We presented facts to show she was actually terminated for the mistakes of a co-worker and, as a result, we prevailed with our unemployment appeal.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 14, 2023
Unemployment Won - Employer Filed Appeal Late:
Our client found his unemployment benefits challenged by his employer at each appeal step. Once a hearing was reached, we researched his file thoroughly and showed the Hearing Officer that the employer's appeal was filed late. The Hearing Officer agreed, rejected the appeal, and as a result our client was approved for his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 10, 2023
Unemployment Won for Employee Absent Due to Spouse's Illness:
Our client's husband was diagnosed with a life threatening medical condition. On her last day of employment, he required an emergency trip to the hospital. However, our client then found herself terminated and her employer fighting her unemployment benefits. Through a hearing, we showed that her absences were due to circumstances beyond her control, that she was not at fault and that she was eligible for benefits. The Hearing Officer agreed and approved her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 23, 2023
Unemployment Approved After Altercation:
After an alleged altercation at work, the employer terminated our client and he was denied unemployment compensation. Through a hearing, we showed the hearing officer that the allegations of an altercation were overblown and lacked credibility. The Hearing Officer agreed that the employer lacked reliable, probative and substantial evidence to corroborate their allegations. As a result, our client won his hearing and his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 15, 2023
Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
So many people are receive denials of their unemployment and fraud determinations because Unemployment is requiring a variety of identity documents. Typically, one needs to provide a copy of a photo ID, a second photo ID or a picture of them holding the first photo ID, a birth certificate, social security card, bank statement or voided check from the bank where their benefits are paid, and if they have married and changed their last name then their marriage certificate too. The social security card should be signed and the bank statement should show the person's name and account numbers. Unfortunately, when Unemployment rejects the documents, they often do not explain why. Because we know what they are looking for, we are frequently able to clear up these issues as we did in a case for which we receive another win for our client today.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 8, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Discharge for Absences Due to Medical Reasons:
Our client received a warning and then a termination due to absences. We showed that most if not all of the absences were due to personal illness or injury. As a result, the Hearing Officer agreed that she was not at fault for the absences and her benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 3, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
Our client had a medical appointment during which she received received injections to her neck and an excuse to be off the rest of the day. She immediately reported this to her employer only to find out that she was terminated for "shirking her job responsibilities." Through a hearing, we showed the Hearing Officer that she was not at fault for being absent due to a bona fide medical issue. Further, she properly called off from her shift when she was given the doctor's note. As a result, she won her hearing and her benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 3, 2023
Ohio PUA Appeal Approved:
More than a year after our client received PUA benefits, he received a denial and fraud allegation. ODFJS demanded all of his payments be repaid. Through an appeal, we obtained a win eliminating the overpayment balance.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 31, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won After Termination:
Our client obtained a job while receiving unemployment. After only 2 1/2 days at the new job, he was terminated and then denied unemployment. The employer claimed that he failed to meet performance expectations. Through a hearing, we showed the hearing officer that he performed the tasks that were asked of him, that the expectations were not made clear at time of hire, and that it was not reasonable to expect him to meet all performance expectations after only 2 1/2 days. As a result, his benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 27, 2023
Unemployment Hearing Won for CDL Driver:
Out client worked as a truck driver with a commercial driver's license. He experienced a medical issue after which his employer pulled him from working and placed him on unpaid FMLA. Our client was able to work, but just not able to work that job. He applied for unemployment and received a denial for being on a leave from his employer. We prevailed at a hearing, showing that (a) an employee can receive benefits during an involuntary leave and (b) he was otherwise able to work. As a result, he received his unemployment benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 26, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client was employed pursuant to a one-year employment contract. The employer informed our client that they would not renew the contract and our client provided a resignation notice with the resignation being the last day of the contract. The employer argued that he should not qualify for benefits; however, the Hearing Officer agreed that neither the fact that the contract was temporary nor that a resignation notice was tendered for the last day of the contract eliminated eligibility. As a result, we won the hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 12, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client accepted a job offer and then, after only a week of work, was let go. The employer claimed his computer skills were not where they needed to be. ODJFS denied benefits, claiming our client resigned without just cause. Through a hearing we showed that he was terminated and that the termination was without just cause because there was inadequate training and no warnings regarding his job performance.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 11, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client was terminated for failing to meet performance expectations. Through a hearing, we showed that the sixty-days the employer allowed our client to meet expectations was unreasonable given the lack of guidance, training and follow-up provided to our client. As a result, we won the hearing and his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 11, 2023
Fraud Unemployment Appeal Won:
Like many people, our client received a denial of his unemployment benefits with a claim that he had committed fraud. We investigated his case and discovered that this was related to identity documentation. ODJFS requires (a) a photo id; (b) a second photo id or a selfie of the person holding the first photo id; (c) birth certificate; (d) social security card; (e) a copy of a voided check or bank statement from the bank to which benefits were sent; and (f) if the person no longer has their maiden name - a copy of their marriage certificate. We helped our client to gather and submit this documentation, prepared him for the hearing, and helped him make his case to the hearing officer. As a result he won his hearing and his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 30, 2022
No Just Cause to Terminate When Performance Issues Were Due to Medical Condition:
Our client was experiencing health concerns that ultimately led to her requesting FMLA. When she returned from FMLA, she was forced to sign a resignation or be terminated. The employer claimed that there were performance issues prior to her FMLA. We showed the hearing officer that these issues were due to her health concerns, which were beyond her control. As a result, we won the hearing and she was approved for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 29, 2022
Unemployment Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
Although an employer alleged several issues of misconduct by our client; by researching the case thoroughly and preparing our client for the hearing, we presented credible testimony and evidence to dispute those allegations. As a result, we won the hearing and our client received her unemployment benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 28, 2022
No Just Cause to Terminate for HIPAA Violation:
Our client was terminated for allegedly sharing personally identifiable information of a client of her employer. As a result, ODJFS denied her unemployment compensation. Through a hearing, we showed that the information they alleged she shared was not protected information. As a result, the Hearing Officer ruled in our favor approving benefits for a termination without just cause.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 19, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won Against Amazon:
Our client had a medical condition that affected her ability to meet certain quotas at her employer. She notified her employer of this concern and requested accommodations. The employer failed to provide the needed accommodations and then terminated her for failing to meet the quotas. Through a hearing, we showed that the termination was the result of a medical condition rather than through any fault of her. The decision came back in her favor and she was approved for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 7, 2022
Unemployment Won After Unjust Termination:
An employer accused our client of violating a rule. During that meeting, our client became upset and said, "Why don't you just fire me." The employer then fired her for making that comment. The Hearing Officer agreed that such a comment did not justify a termination. The Hearing Officer ruled in our favor and approved our client for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 7, 2022
Unemployment Hearing Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
An employer terminated our client for a customer complaint and claimed it had just cause to do so because she had received a prior disciplinary warning. Through a hearing, we showed that the employer lacked evidence to support the allegations of the complaint and that it skipped steps of its progressive discipline police. The Hearing Officer agreed, awarding our client her unemployment compensation.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 6, 2022
Unemployment Won - Sufficient Earnings Proven:
Our client found her unemployment benefits denied because her employer did not properly report her wages to ODJFS. Through a hearing, we showed she met and exceeded the weekly earnings requirement to receive unemployment compensation. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing and her benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 28, 2022
Unemployment Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
After being terminated from her job and denied unemployment compensation, our client called us for help. Through appealing the denial and representing her through a telephone hearing, we showed that (a) she had no prior discipline warnings and (b) the alleged misconduct did not warrant termination. In fact, she had acted just as she was trained to act. As a result, she prevailed at her hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 23, 2022
Unemployment Hearing Won:
Our client worked for a temp agency where she was assigned to work that she could not physically perform due to medical conditions. She was asked to be reassigned, the temp agency agreed, but it did not offer her any future work. ODJFS denied her benefits, reasoning that she quit without just cause. We prevailed at a hearing by showing her employment came to an end due to a lack of work because the temp agency did not have any other assignments for her.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 17, 2022
Fraud Unemployment Appeal Won:
ODJFS claimed our client committed fraud in not correctly reporting earnings while receiving benefits. We prevailed at a hearing, convincing a hearing officer that she did in fact correctly report wages. As a result, overpayments and fraud penalties were eliminated.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 17, 2022
PUA Unemployment Hearing Won:
Months after receiving benefits, our client found ODJFS denying his benefits and demanding repayment because they claimed he did not provide sufficient identity verification. We showed the hearing officer that he had provided the identity documentation and as a result the overpayment was eliminated.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 9, 2022
PUA Benefits Approved:
ODJFS claimed our client was overpaid benefits because he did not provide sufficient employment verification. We prevailed at a hearing, overturning ODJFS's decision, and eliminating the overpayment they demanded.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 9, 2022
Unemployment Hearing Won:
After finding herself terminated from her employment and denied unemployment benefits, our client sought our representation. We prevailed at a hearing by showing that the employer lacked evidence of any misconduct and that, even if it did have evidence, it failed to follow its own progressive discipline steps. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing and our client received her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 3, 2022
Unemployment Approved After Performance Evaluation:
Our client found herself terminated after receiving an evaluation that said she did not complete work timely and did not prioritize work well. However; through a telephone hearing, we showed that the employer lacked any evidence or examples of this alleged poor performance. As a result, the Hearing Officer agreed that the termination was without just cause and her benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 31, 2022
Unemployment Won After Termination for Complaints:
Our client found his benefits denied after his employer terminated him due to customer complaints. Through a hearing, we showed that the employer lacked sufficient evidence of misconduct. As a result, we won the hearing and our client received his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 27, 2022
Unemployment Won After Employer Fails to Report Income:
To qualify for unemployment, one must have sufficient weeks of employment and earnings during their base period. Sometimes employers fail to properly report income, which then leads to ODJFS denying benefits. This happened to our client; however, through a hearing we showed that she had more than enough weeks of employment and income to qualify. As a result, she won her hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 20, 2022
No Just Cause to Terminate After Resignation:
Our client, pursuant to her employment contract, provided a sixty-day resignation notice. The employer told her not to come back to work and did not pay her for the sixty days. By the time we reached an unemployment hearing, it attempted to fabricate alternative reasons for the resignation. However, we showed the hearing officer that the termination was a result of the resignation. The hearing officer agreed with us that, "If the employee is discharged during a notice of resignation period, and the employer does NOT pay normal wages to the employee for the balance of that period, then the question will be whether there was just cause in connection with work to support the discharge." The Hearing Officer also agreed that there was no just cause for the termination and, as a result, our client's benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 11, 2022
Unemployment Won for Temporary Employee:
Our client was hired under a six month contract that was not renewed. The employer challenged his unemployment benefits, claiming that his contract simply came to an end. We showed the hearing officer that this is a qualifying reason for benefits and as a result won the hearing for our client.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 30, 2022
Employee Terminated During Probation Wins Unemployment:
Although our client was terminated during her probationary period, the employer was still required to show just cause to terminate to deny her benefits. We showed the hearing officer that the employer lacked just cause, lacked evidence of misconduct, and lacked evidence of prior warnings. As a result, our client won her hearing and her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 30, 2022
PUA Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client was approved for and paid PUA benefits, only to find months later that the PUA system denied her claim and demanded her benefits repaid because it believed she did not have a connection with the Ohio workforce. Through a hearing, we showed that while she did have connections with more than one state, her primary state was Ohio. As a result, she won her hearing and the overpayment was eliminated.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 27, 2022
PUA Unemployment Benefits Won:
After being denied benefits years after receiving them because the PUA system claimed our client did not provide sufficient proof of employment, we obtained a decision in her favor through a telephone hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 23, 2022
PUA Unemployment Benefits Won:
Our client found the PUA system demanding repayment of his benefits because it claimed that he was not unemployed due to a pandemic related reason. We prevailed at a hearing, securing his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 21, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
Our client found her employer appealing her unemployment benefits after terminating her. We showed that, not only did the employer fail to follow their progressive discipline policy, but it actually terminated her for refusing to sign discipline paperwork. The hearing officer agreed that this was not just cause. As a result, our client won her hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 19, 2022
PUA Unemployment Appeal Won:
PUA denied benefits to our client, claiming he did not provide sufficient employment verification. Through a hearing, we obtained a decision in his favor eliminating the overpayment claimed by the PUA.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 15, 2022
Fraud Unemployment Appeal Won:
ODJFS seems to have been sending out many fraud notices. Our client received such a notice; however, through a hearing we eliminated the fraud finding and ODJFS"s claims for overpayments.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 6, 2022
Fraud Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client found her unemployment claim denied with accusations of fraud. Through investigating the matter and submitting evidence to the hearing officer, we prevailed at eliminating the fraud allegation and all claims that she had been overpaid.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 25, 2022
Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
Our client found themselves facing demands from ODJFS to pay back their benefits along with penalties for alleged fraud. We prevailed at the hearing, showing our client was entitled to the benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 24, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won After Refusing an Offer of Work:
Our client worked as printer 40 years before becoming unemployment. While collecting unemployment, he explored a job opportunity at a restaurant; however, he turned down the job offer because it was outside of his career path and the compensation was significantly less than he previously received. Unemployment denied his benefits at that point for turning down the offer. We prevailed at a hearing, demonstrating that he had good cause to turn down the offer.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 18, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won After Termination:
Our client worked for her employer for nearing 8 years without discipline. She was then placed on a performance improvement plan. She was told she was improving, but was then terminated. We showed the hearing officer that the employer lacked any specifics or evidence of performance issues after being put on the performance improvement plan. As a result, the Hearing Officer agreed and held that the termination was without just cause.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 18, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client was terminated for failing to meet performance expectations. To establish just cause in such circumstances, an employer must show: (1) the employee does not perform the required work; (2) the employer made known its expectations of the employee at the time of hiring; (3) the expectations were reasonable, and; (4) the requirements of the job did not change since the date of the original hiring for that particular position. During a hearing, we showed that the expectations were not reasonable and had changed during her employment. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing and her benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 16, 2022
Employee Accused of Falsification Wins Unemployment Hearing:
When our client was hired, she was told that if she had a misdemeanor conviction within the past seven years, she would not be hired. On her hire material, she was asked whether she did have such a conviction. She answered No because, although she did have a conviction, it was well beyond the seven years. She was terminated for falsification. The Hearing Officer agreed, however, that because it was beyond the lookback period it was not falsification. As a result, the employer did not have just cause to terminate and benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 15, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won - Employee Had Just Cause to Turn Down Offer of Work:
Our client worked as a Human Resource Director until her employer let her go from that position and offered her a dietary aid position instead. She turned town that position because it was significantly different from the position she was hired for and because she did not believe she could meet the physical demands of the job. She found her benefits denied; however, until we prevailed at a hearing. The hearing officer agreed that she had just cause to turn down the offer of work because it was in a position that differed significantly from the position she was hired for.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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August 10, 2022
Unemployment Approved For Employee Who Resigned Due to Medical Issues:
Our client had a medical condition, of which the employer was aware, that limited her ability to perform certain physical duties. This was not a problem for the job she was hired into, but the employer insisted on changing her work duties and requiring her to perform physical work. As a result, she had no choice but to resign. While she was originally denied benefits, we were obtain a win for her at the telephone hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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July 26, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won - Employer Failed to Follow Progressive Discipline:
Our client received a warning that stated that if he had another occurrence he would receive a final warning. Then the employer terminated him without the final warning. The hearing officer agreed with us that this skip in progressive discipline steps violated just cause and our client was approved for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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July 22, 2022
Unemployment Hearing Won:
When a person is receiving unemployment and has a week of earnings followed by a week of no earnings, they must restart their claim else they will find their benefits after that date denied. That is what happened to our client. However, through a hearing we showed why she had earnings the one week and not the following week and, as a result, the hearing officer granted her appeal.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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July 18, 2022
Fraud Unemployment Appeal Won:
Like many, our client found herself accused of fraud by ODJFS, with the agency demanding all of per benefits be repaid with penalties. We investigated the matter and worked with ODJFS, supplying needed documentation to disprove the fraud allegation. As a result, our client's appeal was granted and the overpayment removed.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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July 14, 2022
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
Like many people who received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA); our client found his benefits denied with a fraud determination. The PUA wanted all of his benefits back along with penalties. We investigated, collected documentation and appealed for him. As a result, the determinations were reversed and nullified. In the end, the fraud determination was eliminated and he did not owe any overpayment.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 30, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won for School Employee:
Our client worked as a school employee, contracted to provider dance lessons. At the end of her contract and employment, she filed for benefits. The school objected, claiming she had a reasonable assurance of employment in fall and was therefore not eligible for benefits. We showed the hearing officer that this was not the case and, as a result, obtained a win for our client.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 24, 2022
Unemployment Won After Employee Terminated for Giving the Finger:
Our client worked at a bank where, due to an issue with the vault, she was forced with no notice to stay after work until security arrived. After two-and-a-half hours with no one from security arriving, she allegedly made a gesture to a security camera facing her. She then found herself terminated. The hearing officer agreed that, even if inappropriate, the gesture in those circumstances did not warrant discharge without any prior warnings. As a result, her unemployment benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 22, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won for Student:
To qualify for weekly unemployment benefits, a person must be available for work. If the start to attend school after separating from their job, ODJFS will determine that they are no longer available for work due to school. Our client, however, attended school while he was working at base period employers. As a result, we showed the hearing officer that for this reason he should continue to be considered available. The hearing officer agreed and we won the hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 16, 2022
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
After receiving her pandemic unemployment benefits, our client found the PUA system claiming show owed all of her benefits back along with a fraud penalty. We appealed these determinations and quickly obtained decision in her favor - eliminating the overpayment and fraud determinations.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 15, 2022
Unemployment Won - Identity Issue Resolved:
Like many people, our client found his unemployment benefits denied due to a claim that he did not provide sufficient identity information. We represented him through a telephone hearing and won his unemployment benefits for him.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 14, 2022
Unemployment Won for Employee Medically Unable to Work:
Our client was terminated when he was unable to work due to a medical issue. He found his unemployment benefits in jeopardy for being terminated with just cause and being unable to work. We showed that a termination due to being unable to work due to a bona fide medical issue is a termination without just cause. We further showed that our client received a release to work, though with restrictions, some weeks after. Therefore, he won his hearing by showing the termination was without just cause and that he was able to work.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 14, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
Our client found her employer challenging her unemployment benefits. They claimed that they terminated her with just cause for failing to follow policies, failing to properly supervise subordinates, and failing to cooperate with an investigation. We showed the hearing officer that the employer lacked proof of every allegation it made and, as a result, the hearing officer concluded there was no just cause for termination. Our client's benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 10, 2022
Unemployment Won for Head Start Employee:
As a general rule, education employees do not receive unemployment compensation through the summer months if they have a reasonable assurance of employment in fall, though they may qualify if they have sufficient non-school employment. Our client worked at a head start program and found herself denied benefits because there was a claim that she had a reasonable assurance. However, we showed the hearing officer that head start programs are considered education employment only when the program is operated by a local board of education and staffed by employees of the board of education. Our client's head start program was operated by a non-profit organization, and as a result we obtained a decision approving her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 9, 2022
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
Our client, like many, received a fraud determination from the Ohio PUA system demanding repayment of all benefits and assessing penalties. Through timely filing an appeal with required documentation, we obtained a decision eliminating the fraud finding, eliminating all penalties, and eliminating all overpayment demands.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 7, 2022
PUA Unemployment Benefits Won:
After receiving her pandemic unemployment benefits, our client found herself denied with the PUA claiming that she was overpaid because she did not provide proof of employment or self-employment, or the planned commencement of employment. We helped our client to prepare for the hearing, submitting additional documentation, and we convinced the hearing officer that she had provided the needed documentation. As a result, she won the hearing, was approved for benefits, and had the overpayment eliminated.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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June 6, 2022
Terminated Claimant Wins Unemployment:
After being approved for a temporary leave, our client returned to find her items had been boxed and a new employee in her position. She contacted HR who told her that she could apply for other positions. When she then applied for unemployment benefits, she found herself denied with the employer claiming she resigned. We showed ODJFS the facts and the law and, as a result, an appeal was granted in her favor approving benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 31, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won for Pregnant Claimaint:
Our client received unemployment benefits only to find months later that ODJFS claimed show owed back months of her benefits due to being unable/unavailable for work. We researched the issue and found that ODJFS based this upon our client having given birth during her claims. However, she was only unable to work for two weeks after, which we confirmed with her medical provider. Through a hearing, we obtained a win - with the hearing officer concluding that she was only unable to work during two weeks and waiving any overpayment for those two weeks.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 23, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won - Medical Restrictions:
When a person is separated from a job because they have a bona fide medical condition that prevents them from working that job, it is a qualifying separation. However, to qualify for benefits every week, a person must be able to perform work. Our client was denied benefits because ODJFS determined that she was not able to work. We showed that, while she was not able to work the job she was separated from, she was able to work other jobs. As a result, we won her appeal for her.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 12, 2022
Unemployment Approved for Employee Terminated for Having a Chair to Sit in:
Our client was terminated because he had a chair to sit in during his breaks and lunches. Through a hearing, we showed that employer lacked any evidence that he was using the chair instead of working, but was rather using the chair only during his breaks. As a result, the Hearing Officer found in his favor.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 11, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause for Termination:
Our client found her employer fighting and appealing her unemployment, claiming they had just cause to terminated her for mistakes done at work. We prevailed at a hearing, showing the hearing officer that the mistakes were minor and the employer failed to follow its progressive discipline policy.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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May 9, 2022
PUA (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance) Appeal Won:
PUA benefits were determined based upon 2019 income. Our client was initially approved for $480 per week and then they changed it to $189 and then back to $480 and then back to $189. Through a hearing, we showed that he was actually eligible for $582 per week. As a result, not only was his overpayment eliminated, but the PUA now must issue him a backpayment.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 29, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won - Employer Failed to Follow Progressive Discipline Policy:
Our client's employer had a progressive discipline policy that it chose to deviate from when terminating her. Through a hearing, we showed the hearing officer this and that the employer lacked just cause to terminate. The hearing officer agreed, granted our appeal, and approved benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 27, 2022
Unemployment Appeal Won After Resignation:
Our client worked for a company that failed on repeated occassions to pay him properly so he resigned. The company asked to hire him back, explaining that it would be under new ownership. When he returned he found that the company was not under new ownership and it continued to make errors on his paycheck. The Hearing Officer agreed with us, "that a reasonable person under Ohio law would quit when they discovered that the Company had lied about ownership, continued a pattern of inaccurately paying hours worked, and had not paid them holiday pay to which they were entitled." As a result, we won his appeal and he was approved for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 11, 2022
