I was fired basically because I was unable to do my assigned work. My termination was perfectly understandable except of one thing. After I referred toBlack history week as african history week I was fired for making a racist statement. I was ineligible for unemployment benefits.
I took it to the labor board. The state arbitrator listened first to the HR people including my ex manager who fired me. Then it was my turn to talk.
My former manager had presented such a poor case for me saying racist statements that he made a fool of himself as did the HR guy.
I explained that since the black co workers were wearing traditional African costumes I assumed it was was based on African history. I said that while I did refer to Black history week as African history week that I only did so because of my lack of familiarity with the holiday.
The labo board arbitrator agreed with me and they had to pay me five months unemployment benefits. It was two things. First the money was much needed and the psychological boost helped me quite a bit.
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