Becx Denied Unemployment Compensation from the State of Georgia

Written By:  Andrew Eide

When Becx quit working for Lunex Telecom in September 2012 upon the direction of our family doctor Becx was seriously looking for a job. It wasn’t easy finding a job quickly so for two months from September to November Becx was without work. This caused major stress for our family as Becx was making over $35,000 per year with Lunex and now we were back to having only my Military Retirement Check.

We went to the Georgia Department of Labor office in Norcross, Georgia, for Becx to apply for Unemployment Compensation. The office dragged their feet and stalled for several weeks. Then they told Becx she had to go back to the U.S. Department of Immigration to get an extension on her Immigrant Visa. After we did all of that they denied Unemployment Compensation for Becx.

When we asked why they disapproved her claim they said if you “voluntarily” quit your job you are not entitled to Unemployment Compensation. We countered with the fact that she was being discriminated against and the stress was so high that our family doctor gave the medical diagnosis that leaving the job would improve the health of Becx. Even with that explanation the Georgia Department of Labor refused to give Unemployment Compensation to Becx.

I believe the Georgia Department of Labor discriminated against Becx for being an Immigrant from the Philippines. I can assure you that they were handing out Unemployment Compensation to Hispanic Immigrants who didn’t have Passports and Visas and they were in this country as illegal aliens. I’m unable to prove that but considering the people I saw in their office getting Unemployment Compensation I am 99 percent sure Becx was discriminated again.

We tried to file a discrimination lawsuit against Lunex Telecom but all the Attorneys we contacted said that discrimination is pretty much legal and that employers can do whatever they want to you and you can’t do anything about it. Guess I don’t see any reason to have anti-discrimination and anti-workplace harassment laws if they won’t be enforced.