Butter2010
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Texas
I know that Texas is an at will state, but if you are fired for illness can you collect unemployment?
I have never collected unemployment in my life. I have always had good jobs except for now. Right now due to lack of work in my industry I am working as a customer service rep in a call center. I have only been there 6 months and the call center has a 5 occurence "No fault" attendance policy in a rolling 12 months. So if you are out 5 times from march to march thats grounds for termination regardless of the reason. I have a longstanding illness that requires me to be out of work unexpectedly , but never more than 1 or 2 days a month if that. I have told this to my employer, but I was told that I have not worked there long enough to claim the "intermittent" FMLA that I have qualified for in the past, and the employer will not accept doctors notes. I have tried to work something out with them and have offered documentation but they will not accept it. Most of my conversations offering alternatives have been saved in email records by me just in case they say i didnt try to work with them later on.
I would hate to lose my job, but if I am terminated due to this, will I be eligible for unemployment?
I know that Texas is an at will state, but if you are fired for illness can you collect unemployment?
I have never collected unemployment in my life. I have always had good jobs except for now. Right now due to lack of work in my industry I am working as a customer service rep in a call center. I have only been there 6 months and the call center has a 5 occurence "No fault" attendance policy in a rolling 12 months. So if you are out 5 times from march to march thats grounds for termination regardless of the reason. I have a longstanding illness that requires me to be out of work unexpectedly , but never more than 1 or 2 days a month if that. I have told this to my employer, but I was told that I have not worked there long enough to claim the "intermittent" FMLA that I have qualified for in the past, and the employer will not accept doctors notes. I have tried to work something out with them and have offered documentation but they will not accept it. Most of my conversations offering alternatives have been saved in email records by me just in case they say i didnt try to work with them later on.
I would hate to lose my job, but if I am terminated due to this, will I be eligible for unemployment?