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Georgia
I was denied a contract renewal in May, 2009 from my former employer. At the time when I was informed of this, I was told I had 45 minutes to submit a letter of resignation to my supervisor, or my personnel file would be label 'non- renewed'. It was explained to me by my supervisor that this would make re-employment in the future more difficult than 'resigned'. I complied with this request.
Since that time, I have applied repeatedly for unemployment benefits, as I have been unable to find employment in my profession (education) or any other field for over four months. My employer continues to block my applications for unemployment benefits and has provided shifting reasons for my seperation each time.
Originally, their position was I had resigned.
When I informed DOL of the situation surrounding my resignation (resign or be terminated) my former employer responded with-
'He was terminated for not fullfilling his obligation to be fully certified by the end of the 2009 school year"
I appealled, submitting a letter from my supervisor dated in Jan. 2009, informing me that I to complete my certification by 2011, and that I was to keep her informed of my progress to do so. This appeal was denied because my employer said as of June '09 I had not shown any effort toward reaching this goal.
I have appealed again, and have submitted copies of documents I have proving my complience with my supervisors request; proving my activities to seek, gain acceptance into an approved certification program, and keeping my supervisor informed of these activities. I have also included correspondences between myself, my employers HR representatives, my supervisor and a regional organization that provides educators with approved programs to complete their certifications.
Not only do these particular documents demonstrate my continuing efforts to achieve my certification goal, they also say (from my employers HR reps.) "this program will suit your needs, you are scheduled to start in July (09) and only need the ok from Ms. Dodgen (my former supervisor)".
I had kept my supervisor aware of my efforts to enter this program and several other programs, as she requested, and she in the end denied my request.
My question is-
Is this the grounds for a wrongful termination case?
Georgia
I was denied a contract renewal in May, 2009 from my former employer. At the time when I was informed of this, I was told I had 45 minutes to submit a letter of resignation to my supervisor, or my personnel file would be label 'non- renewed'. It was explained to me by my supervisor that this would make re-employment in the future more difficult than 'resigned'. I complied with this request.
Since that time, I have applied repeatedly for unemployment benefits, as I have been unable to find employment in my profession (education) or any other field for over four months. My employer continues to block my applications for unemployment benefits and has provided shifting reasons for my seperation each time.
Originally, their position was I had resigned.
When I informed DOL of the situation surrounding my resignation (resign or be terminated) my former employer responded with-
'He was terminated for not fullfilling his obligation to be fully certified by the end of the 2009 school year"
I appealled, submitting a letter from my supervisor dated in Jan. 2009, informing me that I to complete my certification by 2011, and that I was to keep her informed of my progress to do so. This appeal was denied because my employer said as of June '09 I had not shown any effort toward reaching this goal.
I have appealed again, and have submitted copies of documents I have proving my complience with my supervisors request; proving my activities to seek, gain acceptance into an approved certification program, and keeping my supervisor informed of these activities. I have also included correspondences between myself, my employers HR representatives, my supervisor and a regional organization that provides educators with approved programs to complete their certifications.
Not only do these particular documents demonstrate my continuing efforts to achieve my certification goal, they also say (from my employers HR reps.) "this program will suit your needs, you are scheduled to start in July (09) and only need the ok from Ms. Dodgen (my former supervisor)".
I had kept my supervisor aware of my efforts to enter this program and several other programs, as she requested, and she in the end denied my request.
My question is-
Is this the grounds for a wrongful termination case?
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