Re: Unemployment Eligibility?

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On 1/27/09, Liz wrote:
> I recently found out that I was terminated from my company
> the week prior, and that effective two weeks prior I
> worked under another company name, but doing the same job
> for the same company. With this change, all of my
> benefits have been removed (401K, profit share, health
> insurance options, pre-paid medical), and I was told that
> I will need to sign an offer letter for the new position.
>
> I am getting conflicting stories from HR and the owner of
> the "new" employer on who else has been affected by this,
> whether or not the change is temporary, if/when benefits
> will be reinstated, etc. I also know that they were going
> to lay me off, but another manager gave a case for why my
> position was needed; however I have received several
> comments over the past few months from my previous
> supervisor about areas that are not my strength, tasks for
> which I was not hired for in the first place and are
> outside of my position.
>
> I have also been asked to put together a description of
> what I have been doing instead of a review for the new
> company's file, since I have never been given an official
> review in my two-plus years with the company. I don't
> feel comfortable providing a tally of my position over the
> past several months for my permanant file because my
> previous supervisor had never taken the time to perform a
> proper review.
>
> If I refuse to sign the new offer letter, will I be
> eligible to collect unemployment while looking for a new
> position?

Almost certianly not. There are very few circumstances in
which one may quit and be eligible to receive UC benefits.
Having an uncertain future where you are is not among them.