Yeah. Short story version. It's all about "good cause". I left because my supervising attorney was abusive and enjoyed humiliating me on an escalating basis. He began to blame me for his screw ups. The paralegal who quit abruptly prior to me, experienced the EXACT same thing (we talked for 2 hours on the phone one evening.). She received UEB, but I did not. Uneven application of the statute, if you ask me. However, it was ruled that I should have gone to one of the other partners. The thing is, all of the other attorneys in the office knew he was abusive. They could have stopped it at anytime, but they didn't.
Anyhoo. She received UE benefits, I did not. I fought to the appeal level. I lost, but I don't care. I requested my employee file. His ding-dong paralegal included his work product, so I got to see how he planned to defend himself.
I figured I would lose, but at least he had to spend some of his precious time dealing with the appeal.
I give the next paralegal about another 7 months. And memo to her: if Mr. Loser starts abusing you, tell the "big guy" about it. Then, document the incidents. If nothing changes, then you've exhausted your avenues to bring about an end to the abuse.
Or, just start being a slacker on the job. Then, they will terminate you because the job wasn't "suitable" for you, and you'll be able to collect UEB!
Last night, I burned everything. It sure felt good.
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