Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
We prevailed with another appeal to an unemployment fraud determination, eliminating what had been an overpayment of more than $16,000.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 22, 2024
Another Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
Another of our clients was issued a fraud Determination by ODJFS, which we appealed, prevailed, and eliminated a large overpayment.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 22, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Another of our clients received a determination claiming she committed fraud when she applied for unemployment. ODJFS demanded she repay all of her payments. Through an appeal, we quickly obtained a reversal of that determination, establishing she was entitled to the benefits she received.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 22, 2024
Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
Our client received a notice claiming she committed fraud, ODJFS demanded that she repay all of her unemployment benefits, we appealed, we prevailed and as a result she no longer owed an overpayment.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 22, 2024
Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
Our client was accused of committing fraud with ODJFS and they demanded that he repay all of his benefits. We appealed, prevailed and his overpayment was eliminated.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 16, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won:
Our client found his unemployment benefits stopped due to a claim by ODJFS that he committed fraud. We appealed and represented him through a hearing where we prevailed, eliminating the fraud determination.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 16, 2024
Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
Years after collecting unemployment benefits, our client found ODJFS claiming he committed fraud because he had not proven he was who he said he was. We appealed this ridiculous determination and prevailed, eliminating his overpayment.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 15, 2024
Unemployment ID Appeal Won:
Another of our clients faced a looming overpayment from ODJFS, claiming she committed fraud when she applied for unemployment. We proved this was not true, prevailed with her appeal, and eliminated the overpayment.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 15, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won:
Our client found himself terminated primarily due to mistakes by other employees at her job. She also found her employer appealing her unemployment benefits. We prevailed at the hearing, with the Hearing Officer agreeing, "Specifically, the expectations were not reasonable. The employer has not established that the claimant was directly responsible for either incident the claimant's supervisor cited at the hearing."
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 12, 2024
Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
Our client received a notice long after she received unemployment compensation, claiming that all of her benefits were overpaid and that she committed fraud. Through a hearing, we prevailed by showing she was entitled to the benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 8, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client applied for unemployment compensation, received it for weeks, and then suddenly found his benefits denied with ODJFS claiming that he committed fraud. We appealed, got a determination in his favor, eliminated the overpayment and obtained a backpayment for him instead.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 5, 2024
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
Years after receiving PUA benefits, our client found ODJFS demanding all of the money be repaid due to fraud. We appealed, we won, and her overpayment was eliminated.
Unemployment Appeal won
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April 4, 2024
Unemployment Won After Termination for Attendance:
Our client had several absences at her job, but she also had medical documentation to show that her absences were due to bona fide medical reasons. As such, we prevailed at a hearing by showing the hearing officer that the termination was without just cause because she was not at fault for the absences. Our client won her benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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April 1, 2024
Another Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
Our client received unemployment benefits in 2020, only to find ODJFS demanding all of his benefits be paid back in 2024 due to alleged fraud. We appealed and prevailed, eliminating the fraud determination and the overpayment.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 27, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won:
Our client was terminated and found her employer claiming that she had received multiple prior warnings. She had not. Further, the employer had no documentation to verify any prior warnings were given. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing, securing our client's benefits for her.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 26, 2024
Unemployment Fraud Appeal Won:
Years after receiving unemployment compensation, our client received three notices claiming she was overpaid. They demanded that she repay all of her benefits until we successfully appealed the determinations and eliminated the overpayments for her.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 26, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
Our client found his employer throwing whatever they could at him to get his unemployment benefits denied. They claimed he was terminated with just cause for no-call/no-shows, but we showed he actually worked on the dates the employer claimed he was not work, and he called off on two other dates. The employer then claimed that our client quit, but again, we showed that had simply called off for two dates. After shutting down every argument the employer raised, we prevailed at the hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 25, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won:
Our client was terminated for the ridiculous reason of not completing an I9 verification. As it turns out, he provided all of the required documents, and "It was the employer's failure to review and verify those documents that resulted in the separation." As a result, we prevailed at the hearing and obtained the benefits for our client.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 22, 2024
Another PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
We prevailed with another PUA fraud appeal, keeping back the State's attempt to reclaim thousands of dollars that our client rightly received through the pandemic unemployment system.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 21, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client was receiving benefits while working at a part-time job, which eventually ended. ODJFS insisted that he was still working at that job and denied his benefits. Through a hearing, we set things straight, prevailed, and obtained a release of his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 20, 2024
Unemployment Won After Termination For Safety Violation:
Our client was performing work and reported safety concerns. The employer chose to disregard the concerns and then found itself cited by OSHA. The employer terminated our client, attempting to place the blame on him. However, through a hearing we showed the fault rest upon the employer, not our client. As a result, we won the hearing and our client was approved for his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal won
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March 19, 2024
Late Unemployment Identity Appeal Won:
Our client received a determination notice claiming that she owed all of her unemployment benefits back because she did not prove she was who she said she was. That determination notice was issued after she collected her benefits, so she missed the 21-day appeal deadline. We accepted her case and first went through a hearing showing she had good cause for submitting the appeal late. We then went through a second hearing proving she was who she said she was. As a result, we prevailed and the overpayment was eliminated.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 19, 2024
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
We prevailed with another PUA Fraud determination, that would have resulted in our client repaying thousands of dollars.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 14, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won - No Just Cause to Terminate:
After working at his job for more than 10 years, receiving promotions along the way, our client's employer terminated him claiming he was failing to meet performance expectations. Through a hearing, we showed that this was not true and that the performance expectations and job duties changed frequently throughout his career. As a result, he won his hearing and his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 14, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won Against Federal Government:
Our client was employed through Department of the Air Force, which allegedly conducted a review of her group and then five months later terminated her as a result of that review. We showed that the investigation was faulty, that she had no prior discipline, and that the five month delay was unexplainable. As a result, we won her hearing and her benefits for her.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 14, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won:
After our client was terminated for alleged dishonesty and insubordination, we represented her through a hearing where the hearing officer concluded, "The available record does not support a conclusion that claimant acted in a willful or deliberate manner so as to intentionally disregard the employer's interests." As a result we prevailed at the hearing for our client.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 14, 2024
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
Another of our clients received a determination notice claiming the PUA benefits were fraudulent. The notice demanded all of the benefits, as well as penalties, be repaid. Through the appeal steps, we prevailed - eliminating the overpayment and fraud determination.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 8, 2024
Another PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
With many people receiving PUA fraud determinations, we are steadily prevailing with our appeals to remove the determinations and overpayments, as we did with another client today.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 8, 2024
PUA Unemployment Fraud Determination Won:
Our client received a notice years after she finished collecting PUA unemployment accusing her of fraud. By strategically appealing this determination, we obtained a win, the fraud determination was removed, and the overpayment Ohio was attempting to collect was removed.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 1, 2024
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
Another of our clients received a fraud determination years after they stopped collecting PUA benefits. By catching the determination quickly and taking all steps to get the determination reversed, we obtained a dismissal of the fraud determination within a couple weeks.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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March 1, 2024
Unemployment Won After Accusation of Sexual Harrassement:
Our client had a consensual relationship with a co-worker. He had no supervisory authority of the co-worker. The employer also had no rules prohibiting tow employees from having a consensual relationship. However, after the co-worker's significant other learned of the relationship, she resigned. The employer terminated our client claiming he violated a sexual harassment policy. However, during the hearing, no harassment was shown and no rule violation was shown. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing and our client won his unemployment benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 28, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won for Remote Worker:
Our client was working remotely when his boss started to complain about it. While in the midst of these discussions, the employer suddenly terminated his employment and challenged his unemployment benefits. Through a hearing, we showed that our client did not demonstrate an unreasonable disregard for the employer's interests. As a result, we won the unemployment benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 26, 2024
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
Another of our clients was issued a fraud determination from ODJFS, claiming all of his pandemic unemployment benefits should be repaid, along with a fraud penalty. We prevailed with his appeal, eliminating the overpayment and eliminating the fraud determination.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 23, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won After Termination:
Our client worked remotely. She kept track of her hours and the employer's computer systems kept track of some, but not all, of the tasks she was working. Without any prior discipline, the employer terminated her claiming she committed payroll fraud because their tracking did not align. We showed the employer's systems were not reliable and we emphasized the employer failure to follow its own progressive discipline policy. As a result, we prevailed with her appeal, obtaining her unemployment benefits for her.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 23, 2024
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
Many people are receiving fraud determinations from ODJFS for their PUA benefits received years ago. We helped another such client get rid of the fraud determination and overpayment demand by processing her appeal, with the knowledge of what ODJFS needed to reverse their decision
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 22, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won After Termination During Resignation Period:
Our client provided a 30-day resignation notice at which point the employer accepted the resignation effective immediately and failed to pay her through the notice period. We won the hearing, with the Hearing Officer adopting the following accepted rules for resignations: "When an employee is discharged during a notice of resignation period and the employer does not pay the employee for the balance of hours of that period, the question then becomes whether the employer had just cause in connection with work to support the discharge. In order to constitute a justifiable reason for discharge, the employer must have reasonably communicated the reason for discharge to the employee prior to the employee's submission of the resignation. . . . The employer unilaterally decided not to have claimant work out the 30-days given in her notice. This was the employer's decision and not that of claimant."
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 16, 2024
Unemployment Benefits Won:
After being terminated for allegedly causing a pallet to fall while operating a forklift, our client found his unemployment benefits denied too. Through a hearing, we showed that there was no financial loss to the employer as a result, and that termination was disciplinary overkill. The hearing officer agreed that there was no just cause to terminate and approved our client's benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 15, 2024
Unemployment Benefit Appeal Regarding Benefit Amount Approved:
When ODJFS determined the weekly benefit amount for our client, it shorted him credit for all of his employment. We appealed the determination collecting documentation of his actual pay rate, and as a result ODJFS increased his weekly benefit amount. It also issued him a backpayment for the shortages.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 15, 2024
PUA Fraud Appeal Won:
Our client received a notice years after he received PUA unemployment compensation claiming that he failed to prove his identity and that he committed fraud. By gathering and submitted the correct documentation, we won his appeal.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 8, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won:
Our client was disciplined and asked to write an action plan for herself. When she turned in the action plan, the employer terminated her claiming it was dissatisfied with her plan. We showed the hearing officer that this was insufficient for just cause and as a result, her unemployment benefits were won.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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February 4, 2024
OVI Charges Dismissed
Our client was charged with an OVI; however, through extensive negotiations we obtained a dismissal of the charges with her pleading to a traffic citation instead.
Ottawa County Municipal Court
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February 2, 2024
Unemployment Hearing Won - Claimant Able to Work:
To qualify for unemployment benefits each week a claimant must, among other things, be able to work. Our client found his benefits denied because he had an outpatient medical procedure. Through a hearing, we showed this procedure did not keep him from being able to work. We prevailed at the hearing, winning his benefits for him.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 23, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate for Attendance:
Although our client was terminated due to general concerns with her attendance, through a hearing we showed that the employer lacked evidence of prior discipline and lacked evidence of specific policies regarding attendance. We prevailed, winning our client's unemployment benefits for her.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 23, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won After Termination for Complaints:
Our client had been disciplined at the employer, including a final warning, for alleged complaints against him. He then found himself terminated and his employer appealing his unemployment benefits. Through a hearing, we showed that the employer lacked evidence to support its allegations. It failed to present the alleged complainants as witnesses and failed to provide statements from them. As a result, the Hearing Officer agreed the Employer failed to show just cause for the termination. We won the hearing and our client received his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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January 19, 2024
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate for a Bad Mood:
Our client was having a hard day and was in a bad mood while at work. At one point he rolled his eyes. The employer terminated him and his unemployment benefits were denied until we prevailed at his hearing by showing that he had no prior discipline and there was no evidence that his mood caused any specific performance issues. As a result, his benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 28, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate For General Concerns:
Our client was terminated due to general concerns regarding his job performance, even though had not received any prior discipline or warnings. We prevailed at the hearing, showing a lack of just cause to terminate. As a result, our client won his unemployment benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 20, 2023
Unemployment Won For Person Unable to Work Due to Medical Reasons:
Our client was placed on light duty as a result of a medical condition. His employer did not allow him to work his physically demanding job while on light duty, so he applied for unemployment. To prevail, we showed (a) that he was unable to work his job due to a bona fide medical reason, but (b) he was able to work other jobs under the same restrictions. As a result, we prevailed at his hearing and he won his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 15, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate for Quotas:
When an employer terminates an employee for failing to meet performance expectations, they must show that the (a) the expectations were made known at the time of hire, (b) the employee did not meet the expectations, (c) the expectations were reasonable, and (d) the requirements of the job did not change since the date of hire. Although our client was terminated for failing to meet sales goals, we showed that the goals were not reasonable, and as a result we prevailed at his hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 14, 2023
Unemployment Won After Termination for Saying, "I'm done":
Our client informed his employer that he would be looking for another job. They called him into a meeting as a result and engaged in a heated discussion, during which he said, "I'm done." The employer attempted to argue that this was a resignation. We showed that it was not a resignation. He was simply done with the meeting. A supervisor followed him to his desk, telling him to pack his things and leave. The employer had no other just cause to terminate and therefore we prevailed with the hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 13, 2023
Unemployment Won - COVID Did Not Bar Benefits:
To qualify for unemployment, a person must be able to work each week that they file claims. Our client experienced a mild case of COVID only to find ODJFS denied all of his benefits after for being unable to work. Through a hearing we showed this was absurd - that our client was able to work despite a mild case of COVID. As a result, he received his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 7, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client found his employer appealing his unemployment benefits through to a hearing. At that hearing, we established that the employer lacked evidence of misconduct and, in truth, was altering its reasons for the termination as it saw fit. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing and our client received his benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 4, 2023
Unemployment Won - Verified Employment:
Our client, like many, found himself denied unemployment benefits because his employer did not properly report his income. We were able to prevail with his appeal, obtaining his benefits for him.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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December 4, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - ID Verification:
Many people are finding their unemployment claims denied for allegedly failing to meet ODJFS's identity verification requirements. We have been able to help every person who has received such a denial obtain their benefits. It is important to understand and know what documents ODJFS requires. We work with our clients to obtain those documents, we review and ensure they contain the required documentation, and then we pursue their case through the appeal process to obtain a win, as we did today.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 30, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won:
When a person quits a job to accept another job, ODJFS will determine this to be a disqualifying separation that suspends benefits until the person has worked six weeks at a new job, or if they started they new job within 7 days of leaving the first job, they must work the new job for at least three weeks. ODJFS frequently becomes confused about this rule or they do not see records from the new job in their system. As a result, and as with the client we obtained a win for today, we pursue the appeal process showing ODJFS the new employment and educating them about this rule.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 29, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won Despite PIP:
Our client was placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) with goals to meet. She was not told that her job was in jeopardy and at regular meetings about her goals, she was not told that she was failing to meet any of them. The employer ultimately terminated her for failing to meet the goals. The Hearing Officer agreed that the employer lacked just cause to do so. As a result, we won the hearing for our client.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 16, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - No Just Cause to Terminate for Using Phone:
After our client was terminated for using his cell phone at work and denied unemployment benefits, we represented him through his hearing. We showed that he received no prior discipline for similar conduct, that the employer did not have a clear rule prohibiting the alleged conduct, and that in truth there was an ulterior motive for the termination. We prevailed at the hearing, wining unemployment benefits for him.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 9, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won - Employer Failed to Follow Progressive Discipline:
After receiving a promotion, our client found himself terminated just 4 months later despite receiving no prior discipline. We prevailed at his hearing, showing the Hearing Officer that the employer effectively pulled the rug out from under him, and therefore without just cause. The Hearing Officer agreed and we won the hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 6, 2023
Unemployment Won - Employer Failed to Follow Progressive Discipline:
Even though the employer had a five-step progressive discipline policy, it chose to terminate our client without having imposed any steps of that policy. We showed the hearing officer that no alleged conduct warranted skipping all of the progressive discipline steps and the Hearing Officer agreed there was not just cause for termination. As a result, our client own her unemployment benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 3, 2023
Unemployment Won - No Just Cause to Terminate for Bona Fide Medical Reasons:
The employer terminated our client for absences, but we were able to get the employer to agree that the absences were due to a bona fide medical reason. Absenteeism caused by bona fide illness or injury, reported to an employer, is not just cause for discharge. Schultz v. Herman's Furniture (1976), 52 Ohio App.2d 161 (1976), 52 Ohio App.2d 161. We, therefore, prevailed at the hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 3, 2023
Unemployment Appeal Won:
Our client was terminated allegedly for attendance issues and for performance issues. Through a hearing, we showed that the attendance issues were due to reasons beyond her control. We also showed that, despite the claim of performance issues our client had not received any prior discipline. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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November 1, 2023
Unemployment Won for "Insubordinate" Employee:
Our client was terminated from her job when she raised concerns about her employment, added job duties and a lack of added compensation. The employer claimed she was "aggressive" and "Insubordinate." Through a hearing we showed that employer considered the mere voicing of concerns as insubordinate and could not point to any refusal to complete any job duties. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing and our client's benefits were approved.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 31, 2023
Unemployment Won Despite PIP:
The employer placed our client on a 90-day Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), and yet only 12 days later terminated him because they claimed they did not feel confident he would be able to meet the requirements of the PIP. The hearing officer agreed with our arguments that this was unreasonable and as a result we prevailed at the hearing for our client. He was approved for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 26, 2023
Unemployment Won After Resignation:
Our client worked at a facility where the owner and the owner's girlfriend, who also worked there, brought their young children into work on a regular basis. They played like the job site was a playground, riding their bikes around, hitting our client and taking his working material. He complained to the owners but was essentially told they did not care. After his resignation, the employer told him that he would have to beg for his job back from the girlfriend, which he refused. We prevailed at the hearing by showing the working conditions were unreasonable and that he did what he could to try to resolve the issue before resigning. We won his hearing and his benefits for him.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 25, 2023
Unemployment Won After Termination for Drinking:
The owner of the employer would buy his worker's alcoholic drinks at lunch. During a lunch when the owner was not present, our client ordered himself a drink at lunch only to find the employer terminating him. The Hearing Officer agreed with us that the employer did not have a zero tolerance policy, our client was not intoxicated, and the alleged conduct did not warrant termination. As a result, we won the hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 23, 2023
Unemployment Hearing Won:
Our client was terminated due to an allegation that he raised his voice with another employee. He did not use profane language. The other employee did not feel threatened. By showing these facts at a hearing, we prevailed and won benefits for our client.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 19, 2023
Unemployment - No Just Cause to Terminate for Using Company Vehicle:
On our client's way home in a company vehicle, he stopped at another house, as he had always done. The employer decided to terminate him for it. At a hearing, we not only showed that he had always been permitted to do this, but the company had no policy prohibiting this. As a result, we prevailed at the hearing and our client was approved for benefits.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 18, 2023
Unemployment Hearing Won:
To qualify for unemployment benefits, a claimant must have sufficient weeks of employment and sufficient income from that employment during their base period. Our client was denied unemployment, apparently because her employers did not adequately report her income. Through a hearing, we showed that she had sufficient weeks of employment and income, and as a result she won her hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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October 5, 2023
Unemployment Won - Sufficient Qualifying Weeks:
When employers fail to properly report wages, people find their benefits wrongly denied. It takes care to ensure unemployment receives the correct documentation and information to give credit to the claimant. By taking this care, we showed Unemployment that our client did have sufficient weeks to qualify for benefits and as a result she prevailed with her hearing.
Unemployment Appeal Won
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September 22, 2023
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
