How long does an employer have to contest unemployment benefits?

Former employer requesting appeal on my unemployment benefits.....?

• Former employer requesting appeal on my unemployment benefits.....? I was working somewhere for only two weeks. I ended up having car troubles/ transportation issues that resulted in not having a way to work for two days of the 3rd week i was supposed to work. I called in the first day, explained my situation, and was told i was still okay. The next day i called in again explained i couldnt get a ride that day either but that the following day i would be good and there would be no further issues. However since I would be missing those two days in a row and i was still within the 90 day period, i was told that I had missed too many days within the first 90 per their attendence rules and that i should NOT return to work the next day. I was told this by my hiring manager there. She is no longer working for the company. I was told she was let go. I provided all of this information while filing for unemployment and was approved by the state. I live in western ny if that makes a difference. I have been receiving benefits for about a month or so now and just today in the mail received a letter stating that the employer is requesting an appeal. They are stating that I was a no call, no show for those days and are saying i willingly abandon my job. I will be receiving the court date soon, but what i want to know is what i should expect? and what my chances of keeping my benefits are? I worked there the last week of august and first week of sept so this was awhile ago. What im wondering is how they plan to "prove" that i am lying and shouldnt have benefits. Will they go as far as pulling phone records? or calling the woman to told me not to come back as a witness even though she is no longer there? i dont really have any documentation to prove my case, and cannot afford a lawyer. Any insight on how things usually go or advice is very much appreciated!! thank you!! 23 minutes ago - 4 days left to answer. Additional Details ****This is the correct employer. I was employed there, then started a new job in october that only lasted a month because they did lay offs due to an unexpected decline in business. So when i applied i was applying in regards to that job. That job however was part time so since i didnt make as much there in a month as i did the other place in two weeks, they needed to go to the previous employer. 2 minutes ago ****also as far as phone records go, im not sure i can get them from 9 months ago. im currently looking into that now...

• Answer:

  There is about a 99.99% chance that you are going to get your benefits revoked. Don't spend any more money that you receive and start saving to pay the already received benefits back. You missed 2 days of work within your first 15 days of employment. This is excessive. -- doesn't matter if they call it "no call, no show" or that you simply missed too many days during your probation period. -- it also doesn't matter if the former HR person said "oh, it's all right". Of course, it's not alright = in what kind of employment situation would it be all right to miss 2 days because you couldn't find a ride to work, when you hadn't even worked a full 3 weeks yet.