and you cost them money for dicking you.

3/2/2010 2:54:50 PM

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"uh well i dont have to pay back the 10K+ i made from being on unemployment definitely a good monday"

Is that really all that comes out of it? or is there more that falls under an NDA that was part of the settlement. I guess you can't answer that if it's true.

3/2/2010 5:15:03 PM

I would have thought you'd get some sort of wages lost settlement or something.

3/2/2010 5:42:31 PM

unfortunately no because NC is one of those states where employers can fire you for wearing a Carolina hat and they're a Duke fan

the only way you'd be able to get lost wages or big settlement is if you can prove they did something illegal by firing you (ie firing you for not sleeping with them)

^^^ and yeah i cost them at least 5 hours of 3 (!) of the managers showing up for testimony plus whatever preparation they did for the case

of course the 10k i got in unemployment doesnt compare to the 25k i would have made had they not fired me but i was really unhappy there anyway

[Edited on March 2, 2010 at 7:09 PM. Reason : h]

3/2/2010 7:07:26 PM

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"the only way you'd be able to get lost wages or big settlement is if you can prove they did something illegal by firing you (ie firing you for not sleeping with them)"

It was my understanding that all matters involving situations in which the employee has been wronged, it is up to the employer to prove that the employee was NOT wronged, not vice versa (in NC).

3/2/2010 7:34:18 PM

when you file for unemployment after being fired there are 3 steps

1) the employee and employer write a statement of the facts of the termination and someone reads these and makes an initial determination

2) the initial determination determines who has to prove their point in court if the other side appeals, since i won the initial determination the employer must now prove reasonably that they were justified in firing me for misconduct and an official determination was made

3) if the employee/er so wishes they can appeal the official determination but all they are going to do is send it to a committee to read the court transcripts and go over the evidence again, theres no new evidence or time for making an argument

3/2/2010 8:04:00 PM