Can I receive unemployment if my employer demotes me and I choose to quit?
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Can I receive unemployment if my employer demotes me and I choose to quit?
I’ve been working for the company for 5 years. They decided to transfer me to
another location and the GM wants to demote me and decrease my pay by $2.
Asked on October 8, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Louisiana
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
No, you will not be eligible if you quit, even under these circumstances. As a general rule, any voluntary departure from employment disqualifies a worker from collecting unemployment benefits. That having been said, if this demotion in some way constitutes a form of legally actionable discrimination or breaches the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, then you would have a legal claim against your company.
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