Receiving Unemployment After Quitting to Accept Another Job
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Quitting one job to accept another may often lead to a denial of unemployment benefits, especially if you do not know the rules.
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Can You Refuse An Offer to Return to Work When You Are High Risk and Not Lose Your Unemployment?
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Ohio Unemployment will generally disqualify an individual from benefits if they refuse an offer to return to work. Many people have concerns about returning to work during COVID-19, but they do not want to lose their unemployment benefits. Governor Dewine provided some relief for such high risk individuals.
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If your employer temporarily closes, or significantly cuts your hours and pay, you might become eligible for unemployment compensation. This should be treated as any other layoff due to a lack of work. As of today, you must have sufficient qualifying weeks of employment (i.e., 20 weeks during your base period with average gross earnings of $269 or more per week).
Read MoreAbsent a Policy or Prior Warnings, Termination for Using Work Computers for Personal Use Lacks Just Cause - Unemployment News - 9/28/2016
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At an employer that lacked a policy prohibiting use of its computers for personal use, who gave mixed signals regarding such use, and in the absence of prior reprimand or warning, an employee who makes use of the computers for personal use during work hours “did not exhibit sufficient fault to provide just cause for discharge for purposes of unemployment benefits.”
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