I was fired from a part time job today, and have an open claim for unemployment benefits. Do I have to disclose this to UI on my weeekly questionaire, and what are the ramifications to my benefits?

I am a Wisconsin resident, and I was fired today by an employer that I recently started working part time for. I believe they have a laundry list of reasons, but in particular, they are claiming I violated a non-disclosure agreement, which in turn will be interpreted as misconduct.

What I am wondering is will getting fired from a part time job completely stop my benefits, even though I have only worked for this employer for 4 weeks, and only part time? Do i even have to disclose this information? My current benefit rate is the state maximum.

I would be grateful for any response, and will certainly make a donation as soon as possible.



Yes, it can have an effect on getting benefits on an open claim .. because it becomes the subsequent or most recent employment .. and that normally rules.

They will have to adjudicate the discharge and find out if it was or was not for misconduct.

Of course the best place to find out what is misconduct is always when a state provide some kind of interpretive reference for their statutes and in your case .. the statutes regarding Misconduct in Wisconsin.

Good Luck.