If your former employer proves you were fired or suspended for the following reasons, you may be denied benefits if you:
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Committed willful misconduct:
- You behaved improperly on the job on purpose
- You broke a reasonable, uniformly enforced rule (unless it was because of your incompetence)
- You were absent from work without telling the employer or without a good reason three separate times within a 12-month period
- Committed a felony crime while working
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Committed larceny:
- You stole property or services from your employer worth more than $25
- You stole cash of any value from your employer
- Participated in an illegal strike against your employer
- Were sentenced to a prison term of 30 days or longer and began serving that sentence
- Were disqualified under state or federal law from performing the work you were hired for as a result of a drug or alcohol testing program.