vbros1gfriend
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What is the name of your state? Ohio
I have recently entered an appeal of re-determination concerning a "voluntary quit" with my previous employer. This is still within the Unemployment Department and not entered into the local court system. I am planning on representing myself due to lack of money to hire an attorney.
Prior to my resignation of my employment of three years as Office Manager of this company - I complained to the owner of company that I was uncomfortable hiding and not entering or depositing cash sales that he required me to evade in the excess of $200,000.00 over a two year period as well as money that he transferred for "administrative salary" purposes (purchasing a new home; paying all of his personal bills from account; etc.) This conversation (confrontation) was after Workman's Comp. had ordered an audit of his records. I told him that I would not be a part of lying to this or any department concerning classifications of employees in order to save money on his semi-annual reports.
This confrontation caused a situation of retaliation, which ultimately caused my "constructive discharge" under my understanding of the law. My benefits were cut; a new employee was hired that forcefully took over a lot of my duties and responsibilities; my lunch hour was cut; and was subjected to a very hostile environment that included verbal abuse and my supervisor throwing things and cursing at me in front of other employees.
I requested a meeting to discuss all above issues and attempted to work through these problems. I was assured that the new employee was not there to replace my position and received an apology of his bizarre outbursts towards me. At this meeting, I again let him know that illegal evasion of taxes by not entering the funds into our business account had not changed. The new employee took over processing payments for this reason. My job title was still Office Manager and I disagreed with this illegal evasion due to ethical reasons as well as our net profit reports were not accurate. He based his decisions of reducing our medical and life benefits on these parameters and I felt it unfair and did not want to get in trouble for being a part of it in case of a larger audit by IRS.
After this meeting, our professional relationship became even more strained. The new employee admitted to another employee that she was hired for the purpose of taking over my position as Office Manager once she returned from maternity leave (she was 7 months pregnant when hired). She admitted this to me once she observed the hostile environment that I was being subjected to after getting to know me and finding out herself that the negative way that I was being treated was unjust. She was told not to "piss me off" before she came back from maternity leave in October.
I could take not more and resigned at the end of September. I didn't feel that training someone to take over my position was fair. I have many witnesses that I am going to call in on my behalf at my appeal hearing that witnessed my conversation regarding being uncomfortable evading funds from taxes and the resulting hostile activities.
Do you have any suggestions of where and how I go about preparing for my appeal case and do I have the right to my unemployment file of all information my former employer has sent in to properly prepare for my defense? Sorry for the lengthy post. There actually is a lot more to this case - but feel that retaliation/constructive discharge will be my best angle to fight.
I have recently entered an appeal of re-determination concerning a "voluntary quit" with my previous employer. This is still within the Unemployment Department and not entered into the local court system. I am planning on representing myself due to lack of money to hire an attorney.
Prior to my resignation of my employment of three years as Office Manager of this company - I complained to the owner of company that I was uncomfortable hiding and not entering or depositing cash sales that he required me to evade in the excess of $200,000.00 over a two year period as well as money that he transferred for "administrative salary" purposes (purchasing a new home; paying all of his personal bills from account; etc.) This conversation (confrontation) was after Workman's Comp. had ordered an audit of his records. I told him that I would not be a part of lying to this or any department concerning classifications of employees in order to save money on his semi-annual reports.
This confrontation caused a situation of retaliation, which ultimately caused my "constructive discharge" under my understanding of the law. My benefits were cut; a new employee was hired that forcefully took over a lot of my duties and responsibilities; my lunch hour was cut; and was subjected to a very hostile environment that included verbal abuse and my supervisor throwing things and cursing at me in front of other employees.
I requested a meeting to discuss all above issues and attempted to work through these problems. I was assured that the new employee was not there to replace my position and received an apology of his bizarre outbursts towards me. At this meeting, I again let him know that illegal evasion of taxes by not entering the funds into our business account had not changed. The new employee took over processing payments for this reason. My job title was still Office Manager and I disagreed with this illegal evasion due to ethical reasons as well as our net profit reports were not accurate. He based his decisions of reducing our medical and life benefits on these parameters and I felt it unfair and did not want to get in trouble for being a part of it in case of a larger audit by IRS.
After this meeting, our professional relationship became even more strained. The new employee admitted to another employee that she was hired for the purpose of taking over my position as Office Manager once she returned from maternity leave (she was 7 months pregnant when hired). She admitted this to me once she observed the hostile environment that I was being subjected to after getting to know me and finding out herself that the negative way that I was being treated was unjust. She was told not to "piss me off" before she came back from maternity leave in October.
I could take not more and resigned at the end of September. I didn't feel that training someone to take over my position was fair. I have many witnesses that I am going to call in on my behalf at my appeal hearing that witnessed my conversation regarding being uncomfortable evading funds from taxes and the resulting hostile activities.
Do you have any suggestions of where and how I go about preparing for my appeal case and do I have the right to my unemployment file of all information my former employer has sent in to properly prepare for my defense? Sorry for the lengthy post. There actually is a lot more to this case - but feel that retaliation/constructive discharge will be my best angle to fight.
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