Can you collect unemployment benefits if you voluntarily quit your job?
Question Details:
I was hired 7 years ago under the promise of being able to share on call responsibilities with our closest sister property. However, the management company I work for, sold that sister facility 6mos after I hired on. Now, for the past 6.5 years I have been on-call 24/7 by myself and that's not what I was expecting when I hired on. I work 40+ hours a week, plus on call 24/7 for maintenance issues when I get home from work, plus they started making me work every 5th weekend as well. All different scenarios then what was told to me when I was hired. Is this just cause to quit my job and seek benefits?
Employment and Labor Law Answers
No, if you were to quit voluntarily, you would not be entitled to unemployment compensation. Employers are allowed to change an employee's duties; to have him or her work extra hours or shifts; to make the employee be on call; etc. Since the employer can do these things, if you quit because of them, it is your choice; that would make it a volutary separation from employment, and there is no unemployment compensation or insurance for voluntary separations.
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