by DETRA
(ALABAMA)
I FOUND A JOB BACK IN JULY 2008 THAT WAS ABOUT 1 HOUR AWAY IN ANOTHER STATE.I WORKED THERE FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH AND MY CAR BROKE DOWN IT WAS NEEDING A MOTOR TO GO IN IT. I WAS MAKING MINIMUM WAGE WHICH WAS 6.75 AND NO WAY COULD I AFFORD TO GET A MOTOR AND HAD NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION,SO I WAS FIRED BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET TO WORK. I KNOW I WAS MONETARILY ENEGIBLE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I HAD COLLECTED ALL BENEFITS FROM MY PREVIOUS JOB,BUT ALSO IN JULY 2008 I WAS ABLE TO GET THE EXTENSION THAT THEY GAVE,BUT I HAD ALREADY BEEN FIRED WHEN I RECEIVED IT,SO TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THEY ARE DENYING ME ALL THE EXTENDED BENEFITS NOW BECAUSE OF THAT ONE JOB AND THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY FOR ALL OF THE EXTENSIONS I RECEIVED LAST YEAR IN 2008 AND THE ONE EXTENSION I RECEIVED IN 2009. I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT BUT THAT ONE JOB SINCE I WAS LAID OFF MY FIRST JOB IN 2007,THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HERE IN ALABAMA IS OVER 10% AND NO JOBS IN SIGHT HOW IN THE WORLD DO THEY THINK I CAN PAY MONEY THAT I DONT HAVE BACK,IM REGESTERED WITH TEMP SERVICES HERE IN AL,AND GEORGIA AND WITH THE CAREER CENTERS IN AL,AND GA THERES NOTHING OUT THERE. I APPEALED IT BUT ALABAMA IS SO MESSED UP I DONT KNOW IF THEY WOULD EVEN LISTEN TO MY PLEA,IF I COULD FIND A JOB I WOUILDNT EVEN WORRY ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS BUT I HAVE A FAMILY THAT I HAVE TO SUPPORT, AND CANT EVEN DO THAT WITH NO JOB IN SIGHT
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