Can you quit a job that is infested with bed bugs and be able to collect unemployment until a new job is found?

Can you quit a job that is infested with bed bugs and be able to collect unemployment until a new job is found?


I work in a assisted living facility in Denver, Colorado. I've been with this company for 10 years. We have become infested with bed bugs. Four co workers have brought them home, and are now infested, and have had to throw out all their furniture, mattress, and so on. This has been very costly for them. All four of these co workers have quit. They were afraid if they continued to work they might become reinfested again. We have had several meetings about this situation and have been told...if we change our clothes we won't bring them home and become infested. This didn't help my former co workers...they still got them. My job won't pay to spray, bomb, or replace anything we have to throw out. Needless to say, I too am very afraid to bring these bugs home as well. I "itch" constantly while at work, the bed bugs are the main topic of conversation at work, and we wonder how unhealthy this may be if we are biten. I gave notice to quit, and plan to move to Nebraska. I would have requested a transfer, but my company has facilities in almost every state but there. If I don't find a new job when I move, would I be eligible to file and collect unemployment until I do secure employment?


Hi,

I've got two questions. When you gave notice to quit, what reason did you give the employer for your resignation?

Are you quitting because of the bedbugs or because you want or need to move to Nebraska?