help needed about unemployment

[Dijos]

I'll keep this as general as possible, It's not me.
If you get fired from a job, and your employer says that you aere fired for stealing and a few other thing (not true), and you collect unemployment (fair and approved by the state), I know that you must look for a job. What happens if your old employer offers the job back to you? Should you have to work for someone that accuses you of being a thief and other insulting things?

Any thoughts woyuld be appreciated.

 

[mete]

If you have been fired for stealing and haven't stolen anything , I would immedieately get a lawyer ! If you want to go back to a job where you have been unjustly fired ,make sure you have a letter of apology from that employer saying that you were unjustly fired !!

 

[JohnG]

I am not a lawyer, but if you get fired for "cause"--and stealing would be considered a cause, I'd bet--can they deny you unemployment?

You might be able to find out via your state's website.

And, frankly, if they fired you and accused you of being a thief, they'd better be pretty puckered up and make written amends before you should consider going back. That's not a petty accusation.

 

[Cougar Allen]

Tell your friend to call the employment compensation office in the state in which he is collecting and ask. If he's paranoid he can always use a pay phone.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

If you get fired from a job, and your employer says that you were fired for stealing, if he offers the job back to you, he's practically admitting you were fired under false pretenses, and you could probably sue the fool's tail off.

In all seriousness, I would be real leery of going back there unless the employer made it clear in writing that the firing was a mistake and you were never guilty of misconduct. Otherwise, you have a good case for not accepting that job for getting off unemployment.

"Should" you have to work for him is a tricky concept. The law in each jurisdiction may be specific or it may not cover this situation. I personally wouldn't go near anyone who mistreats any employee like that unless the original situation was a misunderstanding.

 

[C L Wilkins]

If you get fired from a job, and your employer says that you were fired for stealing, if he offers the job back to you, he's practically admitting you were fired under false pretenses, and you could probably sue the fool's tail off.

Get the job offer in writing AND ask for back wages!

Craig

 

[G3]

If you get fired from a job, and your employer says that you were fired for stealing, if he offers the job back to you, he's practically admitting you were fired under false pretenses, and you could probably sue the fool's tail off.

In all seriousness, I would be real leery of going back there unless the employer made it clear in writing that the firing was a mistake and you were never guilty of misconduct. Otherwise, you have a good case for not accepting that job for getting off unemployment.

"Should" you have to work for him is a tricky concept. The law in each jurisdiction may be specific or it may not cover this situation. I personally wouldn't go near anyone who mistreats any employee like that unless the original situation was a misunderstanding.

I agree here. Most of the employers mentality I have seen is as if they are doing YOU the favor. That often incorporates them backpeddling when they screw up. In this case his cheapest alternative is to return the job to the employee out of fear of a lawsuit. That, or he's setting them up for a sting, but the odds are unlikely.

Either way I would examine the situation carefully and wouldn't go back to work for them unless I knew that I was clear from all angles including if I can take action.

 

[silenthunterstudios]

Is your friends employer hiring your friend back at a lower wage?