Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

Last time I was laid off I filed for unemployment benefits after with the State Labor Department office. After I filed my claim I received a confirmation email from labor department office. The email stated my former employer would be allowed to review my claim and could deny my claim if they wanted to. After I passed this check the labor department sent second email. They asked if my last paycheck included any unused sick or vacation leave? The email said this would also be verified with my former employer. In my case I had about three months of unused sick and vacation time paid in my last pay check. But it was not for the 3 months. My former employer stated they had a rule where you are paid up to a certain number of hours, the rest you lose. So Department of labor said in third email I could not begin to receive unemployment benefits until the number of hours of sick and vacation time my former employer paid me had past. So I think I received about 1.2 of the three months of unused vacation and sick leave. Labor department told me I would not begin to receive unemployment benefits unemployment benefits until 2 months after I filed my claim. I only had 5 years at my former employer. If I recall correctly the rule was one week of unemployment benefits for every year you worked would be paid to you. So after my unemployment benefits started 2 months after I filed my claim, they ended in 5 weeks. It took me 8 months to find news job that pays me 20% lower than my previous job did. If you get laid off start looking for new job an accept any job you are offered including digging ditches, construction work of posting on Only Fans if you are hot enough