[alisonkisk]

An employer who fires a whistleblower for cause is begging for an NRLB lawsuit (constructive dismissal) for no benefit. The employeer doesn't benefit from blocking unemployment except if they try to fire a LOT of people.

Obviously Covid is an extreme special case at the division of unemployment

[lotsofpulp]

Yes, that's why large employers will offer severance benefits or something else in exchange for laid off employees agreeing to forego unemployment benefit from the state.

And a large employer will be deterred by lawsuits, but smaller employers might have nothing to lose and/or the employees will be low wage and not in a position to deal with lawsuits and whatnot and have bigger things to worry about.