Thread regarding L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. layoffs

Here is what some experts say .......... Can I collect unemployment if I get fired in Utah? ..... Regardless of how you left your job, you can always file for unemployment benefits. Whether you’ll get those benefits is another story. Unemployment benefits are designed to help those who lost their jobs through reasons beyond their own control. Generally, fired employees can only get unemployment benefits if they can prove your termination was wrongful or against labor laws. In many cases, you’ll have to prove your case during a claims investigation or appeals process. ----- Can I draw unemployment if I am laid off? ..... To collect unemployment benefits, it can’t be your fault that you’re out of work. If you were laid off because the company wanted to save money or eliminate positions, you should be eligible for benefits. When you get laid-off, it is not your fault. Getting laid-off doesn’t mean that you were fired or you did something wrong. It simply means that the company in which you worked doesn’t have enough work and could no longer afford to pay you for the job. Once you get laid-off from your job, you should immediately apply for unemployment benefits. ----- What happens to my unemployment if I quit voluntarily? ..... A separation is considered voluntary if the claimant was the moving party in ending the employment relationship. A voluntary separation includes leaving existing work, or failing to return to work after: a) an employer attached layoff which meets the requirements for a deferral. b) a suspension, or c) a period of absence initiated by the claimant. ----- Failing to renew an employment contract may also constitute a voluntary separation. Two standards must be applied in voluntary separation cases: good cause and equity and good conscience. If good cause is not established, the claimant’s eligibility must be considered under the equity and good conscience standard.