Topic: Firing/termination

I am a teacher. One of my students, who is 18 years old, quit her job yesterday after her boss called her into his office and pulled up her shirt. Even though she quit, can she still file for unemployment?

I'm sorry to hear about this situation--it must have been very upsetting for the student.

In terms of your question about unemployment benefits, the general rule is that employees who quit their jobs are typically not entitled to unemployment compensation unless they quit for a good cause - an incident or situation that would lead a reasonable employee in that situation to quit. The employee can file for unemployment benefits, but if the employer challenges the claim, it would be up to the employee to show that the incident in the boss's office constituted good cause for quitting. If the state unemployment insurance agency agreed, the employee would be entitled to unemployment benefits.