I got laid off two weeks ago. My boss is telling unemployment we all left voluntarily and the company is open. Is this legal?

Even if you haven’t been terminated, you are considered unemployed after 7 days of not working. Your state unemployment office can easily access your payroll records. They will see that you haven’t been paid in 2 weeks. If you get denied because your boss lied, file a complaint with the department of labor. I doubt they will believe that every single employee left voluntarily in a time when so many are out of work. But it may take some time. 

Unemployment you'l file and you'll state the truth on the form, we won't get unemployment for another 4 weeks,

Tell them you were sexually harrassed

I honestly don't get why employers fight unemployment claims. The employer pays your unemployment insurance premium as a percentage of your pay. (I used to have employees). It is actually in their best interest to have you on unemployment, then you are more likely to come back, rather than get another job. It's not up to your employer to approve the claim. And if all of the employees are filing, it's hard for the employer to say everyone "just left". Get any evidence you can that you were laid off.... even if it's printing out texts between yourself and others when it happened "I just got laid off"..... They are time stamped. There is probably a sign on the door of the business saying they are closed..... or a sign when he goes to lunch saying they are closed. Get a picture of that. A business that was running would not be closed during business hours. He would have a big help wanted sign if all of his employees had actually just quit. Hope this helps.

No it is not legal. Complain to unemployment.

It's perfectly legal for the employer to report to the unemployment office.  The UO always calls the employer for verification on all employees who file. They are either open or they are not.  If they are closed, tell the UO.  Appeal your case.

How is the company still open if all the employees left? Go to work Monday morning and see if it's open, if not go back to unemployment and tell them.

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No and you need to get together and tell unemployment it was a lie. You could all sign a letter.

No, it is not. This is something that should be reported.