The term “unemployment” is often misunderstood, it as it includes people who are waiting to return to a job after being discharged, yet it does not include individuals who have stopped looking for work in the past four weeks due to various reasons such as leaving work to pursue higher edu...
Under the public policy exception, an employee is wrongfully discharged when the termination violates an explicit, well-established public policy of the state. For example, in most states an employer cannot terminate an employee for refusing to break the law at the request of the employer. The ...
DETR’s handbook on Nevada Unemployment Insurance states that a worker is only eligible for unemployment assistance if they experienced a layoff or saw their hours reduced through no fault of their own. The worker is not eligible if they quit without good cause or were discharged for misconduct....
Individual Eligibility The UC program pays benefits to workers who become involuntarily unemployed for economic reasons and meet state-established eligibility rules. The UC program generally does not provide UC benefits to the self-employed, those who are unable to work, or those who do not have a...
Understanding Unemployment The term “unemployment” is often misunderstood, it as it includes people who are waiting to return to a job after being discharged, yet it does not include individuals who have stopped looking for work in the past four weeks due to various reasons such as leaving wo...