If you are a new hireand are fired during the initial 90 day probation period, are you still eligible to receive unemployment benefits?
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If you are a new hireand are fired during the initial 90 day probation period, are you still eligible to receive unemployment benefits?
I recently started a new job. I was with my previous employer for nearly 5years. I gave a 2 weeks notice and quit that job, starting my new one the next day. If I would be terminated from my new job (for a reason that would not normally disqualify me from receiving unemployment pay) during my initial 90 day probation period, would I still be eligible to receive unemployment pay? What barring would a “90 day probation period” for new hires have on such a matter?
Asked on August 6, 2011 Iowa
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the unemployment laws of all states in this country, even if a person worked one day for a person and was then terminated, he or she would be entitled to seek unemployment benefits. As to your question, you would be entitled to unemployment benefits if you did not pass the initial 90 day period of your probation.
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