What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Connecticut
So I was let go recently due to attendance issues. This year, I had several absences due to illness (I provided a doctors note for this), and for bad weather one day. I also missed a day because my son had gotten sick and I didn't have anyone to watch him. Each time I was out, I always called ahead and let them know. I never pulled a 'no show'. As mentioned, when I was out sick for two days, I provided a doctors note. The companies PTO policy is that you're allowed to take up to 40 hours negative of the hours you accrued. I did not go over these 40 negative hours - I was probably around 40 hours, but not over.
The past summer of 2017 my son had gotten sick and I had no one to watch him (I'm a single parent with no relatives that live near me) so I was out for a few days. Around that time they gave me a written warning that said I couldn't be out for 90 days or I would be terminated. I was not absent for more than 90 days since that warning.
This time, I did not get a warning (nor did I sign anything).
Do I still have a chance to get unemployment benefits? It doesn't seem like what I did qualifies as misconduct. During the exit interview, I asked if this would qualify as misconduct and they said no and that I should have no problem receiving benefits but ultimately it's up to the state.
Any advice?
So I was let go recently due to attendance issues. This year, I had several absences due to illness (I provided a doctors note for this), and for bad weather one day. I also missed a day because my son had gotten sick and I didn't have anyone to watch him. Each time I was out, I always called ahead and let them know. I never pulled a 'no show'. As mentioned, when I was out sick for two days, I provided a doctors note. The companies PTO policy is that you're allowed to take up to 40 hours negative of the hours you accrued. I did not go over these 40 negative hours - I was probably around 40 hours, but not over.
The past summer of 2017 my son had gotten sick and I had no one to watch him (I'm a single parent with no relatives that live near me) so I was out for a few days. Around that time they gave me a written warning that said I couldn't be out for 90 days or I would be terminated. I was not absent for more than 90 days since that warning.
This time, I did not get a warning (nor did I sign anything).
Do I still have a chance to get unemployment benefits? It doesn't seem like what I did qualifies as misconduct. During the exit interview, I asked if this would qualify as misconduct and they said no and that I should have no problem receiving benefits but ultimately it's up to the state.
Any advice?