I have experienced almost the very same hostility at my job in which I was fired for a "no call no show". I had emailed my boss and told him I did not want to return to work until my issues where addressed and something was done. I had been attacked by 3 of my coworkers with lies, slander, bullying and cyber abuse. My office computer was vandalized and all my client files was erased from my computer, I was falsely accused of sexual harassment and later was told that someone had made a mistake (but the damage was already done). I applied for unemployment and was disqualified citing General Law 151a Section 25(e):
(e) - For the period of unemployment next ensuing and until the individual has had at least eight weeks of work and in each of said weeks has earned an amount equivalent to or in excess of the individual’s weekly benefit amount after the individual has left work
(1) voluntarily unless the employee establishes by substantial and credible evidence that he had good cause for leaving attributable to the employing unit or its agent,
(2) by discharge shown to the satisfaction of the commissioner by substantial and credible evidence to be attributable to deliberate misconduct in wilful disregard of the employing unit’s interest, or to a knowing violation of a reasonable and uniformly enforced rule or policy of the employer, provided that such violation is not shown to be as a result of the employee’s incompetence, or
(3) because of conviction of a felony or misdemeanor.
You have a very good chance of getting unemployment if you have the evidence to prove "Harassment in a Hostile Work Environment". Contrary to the posted responses to your questions, with the proper evidence this is not hard to do.
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