Arkansas Unemployment Insurance Benefits Eligibility

QUERY: If I happen to get laid off from my job on Thanksgiving holiday, driving 3 hours from my family– where/with whom I did not get the privilege to join for the festivities, as I was scheduled to work a 4-hour shift. I had to use my GPS navigation system to track the roads and get to Little Rock from Scranton, AR (Dublin County) 200 miles northwest. Unexpectedly, I lost cell service and my cell died whilst in the middle of nowhere; I took a couple wrong turns winding through the Ozark Mountains, and decided if I was going to get there on time, I needed to stop and charge my cell someplace. Once I located a truck stop & charged my phone up to 9%. When the attendent kindly retrieved my phone and it was back in my possession, I immediately contacted the workplace at the shop– as proposed in the companywide policy/ processes. I made a proposal to the staff on the clock, and pleaded that they relay this message of my getting lost, that I was making a trek from almost 3 hours away, and I was going to be a little bit late, even adding the exact mileage between me en route, and the store at Chenal. Upon arrival, I was escorted to the back where the manager, who was supposedly training me for their position, fired me for being unreliable… As i looked around the store, it appeared to me that I was one out of three people who actually had shown up… and he called me unreliable…. and stated the rereason was because I failed to tell him directly. Given the low battery on my cell, and the call made into the store, he completely disregarded my efforts. Oh! I need to mention I had been tardy in the past, mainly due to technical and engineering difficulties with my Toyota RAV4 I had been driving. Prior to this specific occasion, I had purchased a new used car for the sole purpose of commuting to work without any hassle or issue, for the first time since 2020…. All of these points were raised and i received no further explanation. I also brought to their attention that the second raise I had been “promised” failed to make its way onto any of my checks. I was supposed to receive this raise on October 6. I was laid off on November 23 for the second time. The first time for a similar spur of the moment reason (that day I had been pulled over for speeding going 78 in a 45 on HWY10– Officer Norman is the one who stopped me at 9:03am) and I was asked to hand my key in late July for a bit. I came back the first week of September, and received much higher ratings, pay, and respect from my peers and boss. I feel as though both times I was asked to leave, the message was misconstrued to their superiors and the team in a way which was not a reflection of my actions, intent, nor character– very close to defaming my person. I also believe that my quick Excelleration was becoming a threat to this manager, and they did not want to deal with the competition. A similar power struggle wherein they lied and spread misinformation and altered the narrative so that their equal in the company was left appearing fraudulent and dishonest at the expense of this one managers actions, and they made a very simple honest mistake and I did not double check, so the manager berated both of us, changed the subject in question in the system so they appeared correct after the fact, and repeatedly made an example of how NOT to handle things– all just a mistake of viewing the wrong price on the card and looking too far to the right…. All of this context is an attempt to explain this person’s intentions and tendency to condescend and bully his inferior/staff. I want to know, most importantly, if, since I never received my correct raise, if I can be granted the funds, I worked 40+ hours a week for, or if i need to take this to a legal professional. And secondly, I would like to receive restitution for the time I was laid off, if at all possible. I was also told by my coworkers that when they received their raises, they were written a check that same meeting/ session. The change in management has left a lot up in the air, and a lot unfinished, without reason. Each time I confront this person, they tell me their hands are tied. I sincerely apologize for seemingly gossiping, but that’s furthest from my intentions; i just crave some justice or explanations. I needed to provide the full picture.