Advice for Clients with Unemployment Insurance Issues
Loss of a job often means filing for unemployment insurance benefits to support yourself and your family while you find new work. If you run into any problems establishing your eligibility for unemployment compensation, or if you have questions about the unemployment insurance process, you stand to benefit from the advice of an experienced employment lawyer. Contact the San Diego office of Warren Paul Beck, Attorney at Law for a free consultation about your situation.
In order to demonstrate your eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits, you need to show a certain level of recent work history, indicate your ability and willingness to take a new job, and demonstrate that you're unemployed through no fault of your own. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) will give your former employer the chance to oppose your application, and many employees discover for the first time during the unemployment insurance process that they were terminated for cause. This will usually result in initial denial of your claim, but you'll have the right to appeal.
At the law firm of Warren Paul Beck, Attorney at Law, we not only help unemployed people appeal denials of their benefits applications, we also explore the circumstances of your job loss. In some cases, we can represent your interests at an unemployment insurance appeals hearing, and at the same time, prepare a case for wrongful termination damages against your employer, especially where the facts indicate a strong likelihood of discrimination or employer retaliation.
We also represent small employers whose failure to stay current with their unemployment insurance payments is first discovered in an EDD hearing, and then referred for further investigation and sanctions to the California Labor Commissioner. Our familiarity with administrative law and hearing procedures in many different state agencies, including the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, can help your business resolve the allegations against you.
For additional information about your unemployment insurance claim and our ability to help you resolve it on favorable terms, contact a knowledgeable workplace rights lawyer at the law firm of Warren Paul Beck, Attorney at Law. We accept all major credit cards.
