Legal Question in Employment Law in Tennessee

Quitting and still drawing uneployment due to intolerable working conditions

I need to know what I can do about an intolerable working condition. I have heard that it may be possible to quit and still draw unemployment, how is that possible? There are a number of complaints I have about my employer, and I believe that he has imposed these conditions in order to make me quit. Please advise.


Asked on 8/29/01, 5:06 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
James R. Becker, Jr. Becker Law Firm

Re: Quitting and still drawing uneployment due to intolerable working conditions

In some situations you may be able to draw unemployment compensation ever after a voluntary quit. The law will exclude you from coverage for a voluntary quit. What you need to establish is that the quit was not voluntary. You need to show that the situation was objectively intolerable. Typically, in Tennessee this is a fairly high standard to meet.

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Answered on 9/17/01, 8:21 am


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