I’m 21 and had recently gotten laid off due to not enough work coming in was told to give it about a month and I should hear back from him for when I can come back (I have gotten this in a text message from him) when I filed for unemployment I shortly after got a letter in the mail saying that I was to do a fact finding interview due to my last employer stating I had started my own company and was fired due to under performance. I had my fact finding interview where I had given all the information they needed from me INCLUDING the text message from past employer with phone number and email to verify it was him.

Well after three weeks I got yet another letter in the mail stating it was denied due to me being fired for underperforming and “trying to steal clients” from my employer I have submitted an appeal but wonder if anything more can be done I’ve had no luck getting another job in this field and fear my past employer is slandering my name I have bills to pay and have started to fall behind due to this.