Until recently, I alway thought the unemployment process was fair and equitable to both emplyee and employer. That all changed while listening to a friend go through the administrative hearing process.
In the letter detailing the date and time from Iowa Workforce Development, it was explained that each side would get to present facts and ask questions of each other. False.
From the beginning, the administrative officer was obviously on the side of the company. In fact, this person went so far as to redefine why my friend was fired, since the company had stated in its letter something that was easily debunked by the employee.
Impartial, I don't think so.
-Dennis Carney, Des Moines