Hm. Like I said, I'm not sure if it's law or courtesy, but fire up the DoE website and determine if the law states that you're entitled to two weeks' notice (or pay in lieu of notice) before being laid off. If you've been illegally denied compensation/notice, LEAN on your employers - approving UI quickly will be a damn sight cheaper than being taken to court... It's a bluff, but it might work in your favor.
But I could be whistling in the dark. Like I said, go through the CA DoE site and find what, if anything, you're entitled to. Supposedly, employers have to address UI claims promptly - and that applies to both of your most recent employers. It sounds to me like S&S are skirting edges of legality.
Oh, and if they try to say nasty things about your employment record, demand to see reports/reprimands in writing, signed/acknowledged by you at the time of their issuance - sleazy employers love to claim that they've got a paper trail documenting what a lousy employee Person X was, and how justified they were in firing them... but without a paper trial - signed off by you - they've got nothing.
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But I could be whistling in the dark. Like I said, go through the CA DoE site and find what, if anything, you're entitled to. Supposedly, employers have to address UI claims promptly - and that applies to both of your most recent employers. It sounds to me like S&S are skirting edges of legality.
Oh, and if they try to say nasty things about your employment record, demand to see reports/reprimands in writing, signed/acknowledged by you at the time of their issuance - sleazy employers love to claim that they've got a paper trail documenting what a lousy employee Person X was, and how justified they were in firing them... but without a paper trial - signed off by you - they've got nothing.