blondietink
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2008
Even if you are fired from a job here in Ny you can collect unemployment benefits, although you have a longer waiting period to apply. Apply as fast as you can no matter what your former employer told you. I was told for 5 years that because my job was a temporary 10 month job every year, I was not eligible to apply. However, this summer I did apply as I am not guaranteed a job once school starts. The company I work for is now furious, because the labor department has gotten after them and fined them for telling me what they did for 5 years. Now the company is offering me a job for only 15 hours per week, which if I decide to take, I can still collect partial unemployment. The company was really mad when I told them this. Be sure to investigate with the labor department what you are eligible for.