HELP! Need help understanding Notice of Determination!!!!! (receive, apply, claim)

[Happyface2011]

Hello:

I was recently employed within a school district in Kentucky and was pretty much given an ultimatum on 1/27/11 - either resign or be terminated.

To make a long story short, I was terminated. However, I receive a Notice of Determination today saying:

Issue(s): Voluntary Quit
Date(s): 1/27/11

This is absolutely false, as I DID NOT quit. I fought to keep my job, which unfortunately I didn't, hence the termination on 1/27/10.

The letter included Statutory References which apply to the above issues: KRS 341.370(1)(c)

It later listed findings, which I don't agree with and barely comprehend.

Then of course, my major concern is the Rulings, in which is states:

RULINGS: THE CLAIMANT IS DISQUALIFIED FROM 1/23/11 AND UNTIL WORK IS PERFORMED IN COVERED EMPLOYMENT IN EACH OF TEN (10) WEEKS AND HAS EARNED TEN (10) TIMES THE WEEKLY BENEFIT RATE.

THE EMPLOYER: IN ACCORDANCE WITH KRS 341.530 (2)(3), BENEFITS PAID MUST BE REIMBURSED BY THIS EMPLOYER.


Can anybody translate this for me and tell me what the outcome is?? I really need some kind of income and hope that my benefits will be granted. Anybody, please help me out!! I would call today to find out, but I just got the letter this Friday and I don't have the patience to wait for Monday to contact someone for the translation

[Tuck91NYG]

it means you have to work 10 weeks and make 10x your weekly benefit rate for you to elibible to recieve unemployment benefits. You should appeal the determination

[Desertdarlene]

I would also appeal this and see if you can gather evidence that states that you did not quit. A lot of public-sector jobs usually require you to fill out paperwork if you quit. I know at my job, which is with the city, I would have to fill out paperwork because I'm vested with a saving's plan. The same goes from when I was terminated from a job with the county.

[Happyface2011]

So basically you all are saying that they denied me?? Boy that sucks... I've never done unemployment before so I really don't know.

I have documentation that I HAD to sign stating that I was FIRST being suspended for the day and then later being TERMINATED on the next day. I did NOT sign anything or state that I wanted to quit. My intentions were to remain employed. So should I include those documents and claims with my appeal? Also what else should I state in the appeal? How long do appeals take place?

Thanks so much for any and all help

[Desertdarlene]

Yes, definitely include it in your appeal. Include any type of document about your case as well as anything else that would prove that you didn't quit. This can also be witness statements, too.

Read over that paper that you signed and make sure there isn't anything in there that would make it sound like you quit or would be considered quitting (such as you if you agreed to do x y z and if you didn't do x y z then you would be deemed "quitting", for example).

Good luck.

[Ariadne22]

Many employers routinely deny claims, whether justified or not.

By all means appeal.