Handling Resignation-Based Unemployment Claims 6 Things Employers Should Do to Win Without question, the simplest types of unemployment claims to protest are those dealing with a voluntary resignation. The average voluntary resignation goes through without issue....

Unemployment Claims and Substance Abuse: 3 Mistakes to Avoid Many employers see unemployment claim disputes centered around substance abuse as a slam dunk. If they dismissed an employee due to a positive drug test, they should win the unemployment claim as a matter of...

Proving Misconduct in Performance-Based Unemployment Claims 6 Ideas to Improve the Odds Without a doubt, the most difficult unemployment claims to obtain a disqualification for are those that deal with poor performance. There is a fine line between inability and...

Winning Attendance Claims: Unlocking the Mystery In all of my years fighting unemployment claims on behalf of employers, I would argue that it’s easily attendance-based claims that cause the most frustration. This is an understandable frustration. After all, isn’t the...

“Mergers and Acquisitions” Things You Should Know to Save Tax Dollars A couple of weeks ago, I was assisting a new client in the purchase of a company and the setup of their state unemployment tax accounts. In three states, the predecessor company had multiple State...

Tips for Making an Unemployment Hearing Bearable You’ve sat down at your desk with your first cup of Monday morning coffee and before you’ve even taken your first sip, you open up that large envelope from the state Department of Labor. The pesky former employee who...