My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: Michigan
My daughter is 20 years old and left her job as a CNA for a better paying job as a Corrections Officer for the State of Ohio. On her 2nd day of training, she informed her employer that she had recently found out she was pregnant. She was assured that her pregnancy wouldn't be an issue and continued her 6 week paid training program. After completing the training she started employment at the Toledo Corrections Institution and supplied her employer with restrictions from her doctor due to her pregnancy. After one month on the job she was called in to the Human Resource Office and was informed that she was being placed on leave. Their reason was due to her doctor's restriction which didn't allow her to work more than 8 hours per day or more than 40 hours per week. She questioned them on the fact that they hired her knowing she was preganant. They told her, "We're not FIRING you. And you're more than welcome to come back and work for us after the baby is born. We just need you to be accessible to us at all times." She was placed on leave with no benefits and no compensation so she filed for unemployment. Her claim has been denied due to the fact that the Corrections Insititution has stated that she's still employed there. How can this BE when she hasn't actively performed as an employee for the last 4 months? And she hasn't received a pay-check? Also, if the Toledo Corrections Insitution is not being held accountable to have to pay her unemployment benefits, then why hasn't the MESC Office gone back to her employer before that?

