Unemployment Benefits Dispute Michigan

Summary

The user is facing a dispute with their Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) benefits in Michigan. The company claimed the user was fired due to attendance issues, but the user insists they were fired for leaving early, which was approved by their boss. The user has appealed the UIAs decision and is currently in the fact-finding process. The user has a text message from their supervisor as evidence to support their claim.

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What specific issue are you facing with your Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) benefits?
Company told u was fired to do attendance but was told i k early on aday
What state are you in? This will help me provide the correct legal information regarding unemployment benefits.
Michigan
What was the company's policy on attendance and were you given any warnings prior to being fired?
It was a policy and never was warned over the almost year working there. Even after i got making from days i called off the way yhey ask us to and told manager. Everything was fine but the day i came back i had to leave early for daughter graduation and he ok it. But never once been told or write or verbal the time with Company
What was the exact reason given by your employer for your termination?
They told uia that it was for attendance but i was told on text cause i left early not cause of attendance. All attendance was approved except the day of funeral cause it was *% a day planned for it
What evidence do you have to support your claim that your attendance was approved except for the day of the funeral?
We call it in on phone line and other was with my boss when he said take care of your family stuff we will be good till you done
Do you have any written proof, like emails or text messages, that show your boss approved your absences?
No they don't do that type of response.
Do you have any witnesses who can confirm that your absences were approved by your boss?
Just him i think they used a reason cause i was being hired in that month and they quite fired me
Did you receive any formal termination letter from your employer stating the reason for your dismissal?
I haven't
Did you appeal the UIA's decision after your benefits were denied?
Yes
What was the outcome of your appeal with the UIA?
One moment let me look at the words they used
What was the result of your appeal with the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA)?
Looking now on my account one moment
What was the UIA's decision on your appeal?
Pending fact finding and additional doc
What additional documents did the UIA request for the fact-finding process?
Pending fact finding and additional documents
What specific documents did the Unemployment Insurance Agency request from you for the fact-finding process?
They didnt ask to show anything talk to agent on phone ta
What did the agent discuss with you during the phone call?
That this only thing keeping it from receiving funds and ask if i ever had a write up or anything issues on paper before and i haven't just now caue of mother death
What was the outcome of the conversation with the agent? Did they provide any next steps or actions you need to take?
Watch my account and then next day it change to that
She said watch my account to see what they say and it changed to what i just told you about fact finding all i have him saying im fired for leaving my post and not cause of attendance
What was the exact message you received about the fact-finding process?
He text that to me not to come back cause I left earlier not cause of attendance.
Issue type is misconduct of poor attendance but never missed a day except the days he said i can go home early or days i called in * hour period
They gave * reasons why i was fired and i was told I left early and i told him that day and i found someones to cover me shift
What evidence do you have to support your claim that you found someone to cover your shift?
No
What was the UIA's response when you explained your situation and provided the text message as evidence?
Should i provide i have to still do the fact finding documents thats the next step they said on my end
Yes, you should provide all the requested documents for the fact-finding process. This will help the UIA make a fair decision on your unemployment benefits claim.
Ok he said i cant call people to come cause its the policy but he had me do it for him in the pass also
He said i cant call other employees to cover my shift cause i did. But he had me do it in the past and other managers ask me to
He also said I was let go for calling other employees to come in that day so i can leave. But he had me do it plenty other times and this time was issue.
I did repeat it
You still on chat
Yes they did
What was the outcome of your appeal with the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA)?
Waiting on fact finding to get my fund's see why i was fired from the employee but this been little over a month
What additional information or documents did the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) request for the fact-finding process?
Nothing on my end cause i did it over the phone. In why i missed them days
What was the reason given by the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) for denying your benefits initially?
They haven't denied it yet still
What is the current status of your UIA benefits application?
On hold
What is the reason for your UIA benefits application being on hold?
Waiting for pending facts
What specific facts are they waiting for from your end?
Nothing now they waiting on the employer again
What kind of response or information are you expecting from your employer?
I was fired for attendance. But that was only told to uia not me. Mine was cause i left early
What evidence do you have to support your claim that you were fired because you left early, not due to attendance issues?
A text from the supervisor
Do you still have this text message from your supervisor? It could serve as evidence in your case.
Yes
What was the content of the text message from your supervisor? This could be crucial evidence in your case.