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Can I get unemployment

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Ok the story is my boss is my boyfriend. We have been together for 14 years on and off. We have two children together and a long history. I am about to leave him and I am pregnant so i will not be able to get another job untill after i have the baby. The reason I am leaving him is because he is very verbaly abusive and I cant take it any more. Not only will I loose my job but my house to. Everything is his and he knows he has that power over me and thinks that I will always stay. So the questions is really if I leave him is there any way that I can draw unemployment for awhile to have money untill I have the baby and am able to get another job. Someone help please I have got to fix this situatuion fast

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  1. Call unemployment and ask. He may not fire you because you are pregnant and there are laws (and aggressive attorneys) around firing people who are pregnant. He may just become so mean you'll quit, which means you won't get unemployment necessarily (documentation would improve your odds - you can record voice mail, for instance). Second, how many employees does he have? He may have to offer you Family Leave (FMLA) if he has 50 or more employeees (in the USA). If he has more than 20, he may have to offer COBRA continuation coverage.

    There is such a thing as "Common Law" marriage too. having lived so long together, you may be considered "married" under the law. Half of the stuff is yours then, including his business if he's the owner (see California law, for instance). Second, you might want to touch base with the company's HR department since having a boyfreind for a boss is genrally frowned upon.


  2. Well, you sure can apply, but if you're quitting - for whatever reason - you're not eligible.  All he'd have to do is contest it, and he'd probably win.

  3. No.

    You are quiting your job. That does not qualify for unemployment.

    So...how about BEFORE you leave him....you find another job. Then you can give him your two weeks notice and leave him at the same time.

    Good Luck.  

  4. Ok well you do get unemployment and other things as well you might want to try to talk it over with him because it might be a little better on you if you have the baby then leave good luck! hope everything works out ok
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