If you find yourself unable to work, Aflac short-term disability insurance will provide cash to help ease the financial stress of a covered illness or injury. Ask your employer about Aflac Short-Term Disability insurance. This product is available through worksite payroll deduction only.
If you were fired, your boss must prove why you should not get unemployment. If you quit, you must prove that you had a good reason to quit, and that: 1  You can work now and are looking for a job.2  Quitting was the only reasonable thing to do. 3  Before you quit, you told (or tried to tell) your boss about the problem.f you left a job, apply for unemployment. Do this as soon as possible. You should apply even if: 1  You quit, were laid off, or fired, 2  You worked as an independent contractor or were paid cash, 3  You do not have any papers to prove you were working, or. 4  Your boss said you are not eligible.
This means you could be fired for things that happen outside of your job, or for simply annoying a coworker. If you have an employment contract, often the terms of that contract will define the kind of reasons your employer can use to fire you.Some employment contracts leave it open ended, some simply say that you can be fired for cause, and some mimic the relevant state law on firing. Your employer, or someone with the power to bind the company (a supervisor), promised that you wouldn't be fired except for specific performance based reasons. 2  Your employer, or someone with the power to bind the company (a supervisor), promised you tenure or a long and secure career at the company.