So, long story short, we had an employee that had been with us about 30 days that we decided to terminate for several violations of company policy. Said employee then filed for unemployment, which we disputed. Now, Texas Workforce Commission has called back and somehow sounds like they will rule in favor of the employee. We will continue to dispute this. Has anyone had any luck or experience fighting and winning against TWC? Seems as if they always rule in favor of the employee, not the employer.
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they are always going to lean towards employee bit they will rule in your favor if you can show they broke policy. There needs to be a paper trail and clear procedures. I went through this a few years ago and we "won". the arbitrator will mediate and get bothbsodes back of the storyLast edited by BuckRage; 08-16-2019, 12:44 AM.
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I've seen it all. It's a complete pile of BS.
We had a guy show up on his first day on a motorcycle. This is way out in West Texas and he traveled in the night before. The next day (1st day of work) he just got on his motorcycle and drove off without saying a word. "Worked" maybe 3 hours. He filed and it was a PITA to win. I wanted to scream at the agency lady taking his side.
After 3 or 4 more guys filing on us I got smart. I had a guy call our office manager and said he wanted to quit so he could be in San Antonio full time with his family. I told the OM to ask him to e-mail his resignation which he did. He then worked another week or so and left as per his letter. Unemployment fought so freaking hard for that guy I couldn't take it. We must have spent 12+ hours on the phone fighting that. They even called me (an owner) and drilled me over and over. I assume trying to catch me saying something/anything. All I said over and over was.. He quit on us, we actually need him really bad right now!
So OP - Good luck! Don't back down.
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Originally posted by Rick View Postcompany I worked for (large company) for the most part did not even dispute the claims because it wa so hard for employer to win, even with just cause
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