Quote Originally Posted by JennB
I take care of the unemployment claims for my office and I have never had to provide proof of performance. I just give a verbal statement to the unemployment officer and they use that to determine if the person will get benefits or not.

I suggest a letter of separation because they have always taken my word, not the former employee's. We just denied a claim about 2 months ago actually, guy did a bad job, I told the officer and he got nothing. If he had had a letter of separation (well, if he didn't do a shitty job) he would have been given benefits but because I told them he did a bad job, he got nothing. I've been in charge of the unemployment claims the entire 4 years I've been with this company and the 3 years I worked in SC. I'm the company accountant but I always get stuck with legal and sensitive financial stuff since we don't have an actual HR person.

Even if they say they need written proof, I've never once encountered that in my actual work. We all know what the gov. says and what the gov. does are rarely the same.

I'm just speaking from what I've experienced in actually dealing with claims.


So when the unemployment people call you , they dont ask you

" Do you have any sort of documention or training papers on this employee "

Im guessing, if they ask you, you say NO.. and then, I guess you been lucky and win the hearings" But thats if they ask you. I know they have asked me in 45 hearings.

I always say yeah and fax them the paperwork, after they review everything, they fax me a letter with the date of the hearing. Always done it over the phone with me and the employee trying to get unemployment.
If you are terminating someone and have proper documentation it makes everything so much easier.
And in some cases the terminated employee is screw, due to the fact that in some cases they start collecting unemployment until the hearing date.. and if they loose, they have to pay it back.

I'm responsible for taking care of the hearings at my Job for the locations I operate and the people I let go or terminate if they decide to go to the unemployment office. Unfortunatly I have terminated 60 + People in 6 years and been in hearings 45 times and Lost 1.. My 1st one. hahaha.

So you been lucky.


I deal with claims to.