by katie
(California Unemployment Benefits)
Before I was fired, I was the stylist for a major fashion retailer in CA for 5 years. I always had good reviews and was promoted many times. I had my first phone interview this morning and was informed that I may not be eligible for unemployment benefits because I quit for another job opportunity. This is completely false. The truth is that I was fired by a new manager because she didn't like the way I reacted to a "higher-up" during a high-stress photoshoot where I was being verbally berated in front of my assistants, models and the photographer by the aforementioned higher-up. On the day I was fired, I was made to stay 45 minutes past the end of my shift and was asked to come to the conference room. My manager and an HR girl were in there and I was told that I was being terminated because of that isolated incident. There was no paperwork or anything to sign. This came as such a shock I didn't say anything. I figured that the damage was done and there was nothing left to say. They gave me my final paycheck and another check with my pto balance. I was not allowed to go back to my desk to retrieve my personal belongings and was instead told that they would ship everything to me and my manager went and got my purse. Is this legal? And do I have a case
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