Rhode Island Unemployment Claim Attorney

Unemployment compensation is designed to help people who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. However, your unemployment claim can be denied if your employer says that the termination was your fault or that you quit voluntarily. Working with a highly skilled unemployment claim attorney can help ensure that your rights are protected.

In Rhode Island, your employer has to prove that you committed willful misconduct or violated a company policy or procedure that had been enforced uniformly before your unemployment claim can be denied. For example, if your employer fired you for missing work on three consecutive days, you cannot be denied unemployment benefits if the employer did not enforce that policy uniformly.

If you quit your job, the burden of proof is on you to prove that you had a good reason to quit, such as sexual harassment or a child care issue.

Whenever the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training receives two versions of how you came to lose your job, your unemployment insurance claim will be denied. You have a right to appeal this decision and to have a lawyer represent you at the hearing. We have been handling unemployment claims since 1994 and our case results have helped to create law in Rhode Island.

Depending on the amount of unemployment benefits you are owed, we may be able to handle your case on a contingency fee basis for 15 percent of the benefits you are owed. Our attorney fee would be paid from a state fund and would not reduce the amount of benefits you are owed. If you aren't owed enough benefits to cover our fee, we can quote you a flat rate.

Your rights are our number one priority. So please do not hesitate to contact form an unemployment lawyer at the Law Offices of Stephen M. Robinson to schedule a free initial consultation.

Unemployment claim attorneys assisting clients in all of Rhode Island, including Providence, Cranston, Newport, Jamestown, North Kingstown, Barrington, Bristol, Pawtucket, Westerly, East Providence, Warwick, Wakefield, South Kingstown, East Greenwich, and Woonsocket.