I've been trying to get unemployment benefits for several weeks now because my former boss just cut my hours and then took away the last week. I gave a two week notice beforehand and I was previously not going to send the notice because I felt like he would be the type to just take away all the hours. Well, I should've trusted my intuition. He also kept contesting my unemployment claim. My state also allows for UI claims when it comes to giving notices and then being discharged.
I quit only because I had to relocate as well, the area was unaffordable (I earned min. wage 30-40 hrs a week, rent is 70% of my income). The last week of hours would've really been helpful for travel and renting. I rode my bike to work practically everyday in the freezing weather because there was no proper transit and I didn't own a car. I worked from morning/noon to night, sometimes 12hr shifts. Took other employees' shifts when they called off as well. Because of this I hardly had a life outside of work which drained me mentally and physically.
Now I received a notice of determination that doesn't even explain the full reason clearly why it was denied, just said it didn't receive documentation but I sent 5 different file attachments and answered an array of questions. The online portal was having errors so I even contacted the UI office that time and they said they received the info. This is super frustrating. I attempted to appeal and I don't even know if it will be accepted. I worked for a few months only, but I worked full-time. This just sucks.
Edit: For any confusion I did work the rest of hours I was scheduled. Which is 20 hrs. If I had my actual hours it would be around 70-80.