Unemployment Insurance Success Story for Employer

Date: May 27th, 2015

Appeal before: Unemployment Insurance Board in California

Facts of the Case:
An employer, Company X, approached us regarding an unemployment insurance claim filed by a previous employee, Mrs. Employee. Mrs. Employee had voluntarily left Company X because she wanted to prepare for her exams and to pursue her higher education and is suing the company for unemployment insurance. Even though the company told us about this case a few days prior to the court hearing, our attorneys prepared an outstanding case to win the appeal for the company.

Keys to Success:
It was our burden of proof to demonstrate, on the behalf of Company X, that Mrs. Employee voluntarily left without good cause, and therefore did not qualify for unemployment insurance.

We demonstrated that Mrs. Employee voluntarily left Company X showing that Mrs. Employee that proved her resignation was completely voluntary and a result of her desire to focus on her studies.

We demonstrated that Mrs. Employee left without good cause by researching and providing case law that stated “[v]oluntarily leaving the most recent work to enroll in or attend a school or a training course is not a compelling reason to constitute good cause.”

Outcome:
Company X won the case and Mrs. Employee was not granted unemployment insurance benefits. The representative from Company X was very grateful, and asked us to help him produce voluntary quit contracts that contained language that would prevent similar claims in the future for other employees. We assisted him in researching and developing these documents to his satisfaction.