16 June 2004 @ 04:20 pm
One small victory for Dragons...
FINDINGS OF FACT

1. The Claimant was last employed on 5/27/2004
2. The Claimant's job title was Senior Advisor
3. The Claimant was discharged for: rules violations
4. The Claimant was working at the time of the incident which caused the separation
5. Prior warning was not given before the separation.
6. The Claimant's conduct was not serious enough that a dismissal was warranted without a warning.
7. The rules that the Claimant violated do not rise to the level of willful misconduct.

In other words -- suck it, Step-by-Step, unemployment compensation for me!
Current Mood: pleased
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[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com on June 18th, 2004 07:33 pm (UTC)
Yes, admittedly they deserve it. However, I don't think I have grounds for a wrongful discharge case. The Policy and Procedures manual states that they can and will fire me for what I did (regardless of how wrong such a move might be), it just falls out that the Department of Labor and Industry decided that according to *their* standards I should have been given a warning first. Does that make sense?

Besides, lawsuits require time, effort, and money, which could all be better spent finding a new and better job. I specifically informed them in a letter that they were *only* allowed to verify my dates of employment, not give recommendations. If a potential employer asks why I left, I'll simply say the agency and I wanted a mutual separation. (Which is true.) If they ask if I was fired, I'll say yes and explain why. I think I have a pretty good justification as to my actions.
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