Drunk on the job

What is the name of your state? Kansas

A friend of mine is trying to get fired from her job to get unemployment. She is trying to do this while drinking on the job. She does take care of people on her job. If she does get caught and fired for being drunk will she be able to get unemployment?

The saddest thing about this post is, it's probably true.

IAAL - have you started gathering for 2005 yet?

That depends entirely on how much compelling evidence the employer has that they can present to the UC Division that she was drunk, such as a blood alcohol or breathalizer test adminstered at the time or credible witnesses who can testify to her inebriated behavior while on the job.

AlAlvin said:

What is the name of your state? Kansas

A friend of mine is trying to get fired from her job to get unemployment. She is trying to do this while drinking on the job. She does take care of people on her job. If she does get caught and fired for being drunk will she be able to get unemployment?

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With any luck, she'll never make it to work. Intead, she'll wrap herself around a 100 year-old oak tree and her problem (and societies) will be solved.

Your friend is playing a dangerous game.

First, being drunk on the job is very likely to disqualify her from receiving benefits.

Second, if she harms someone while drunk on the job, she can get sued. And the money for any settlement, not to mention the cost of a lawyer, won't be coming out of her employer's pocket.

AlAlvin said:

What is the name of your state? Kansas

A friend of mine is trying to get fired from her job to get unemployment. She is trying to do this while drinking on the job. She does take care of people on her job. If she does get caught and fired for being drunk will she be able to get unemployment?

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**A: being fired for cause, such as drinking on the job will be grounds for automatic UE benefits denial
Was she already drunk when she thought of this stupid idea?

DerbyGirl said:

IAAL - have you started gathering for 2005 yet?

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