Yet another reason to increase union support
When will people realize that the people telling you Unions are bad are the people that don’t want Unions?
It’s hard enough to lose a job. But for a growing proportion of U.S. workers, the troubles really set in when they apply for unemployment benefits.
More than a quarter of people applying for such claims have their rights to the benefit challenged as employers increasingly act to block payouts to former workers.
The proportion of claims disputed by former employers and state agencies has reached record levels in recent years, according to the Labor Department numbers tallied by the Urban Institute.
As unemployment rolls swell in the recession, many workers seem surprised to find their benefits challenged, their former bosses providing testimony against them. On one recent morning in what amounts to one of Maryland’s unemployment courts, employees and employers squared off at conference tables to rehash reports of bad customer service, anger management and absenteeism.
Yet another way that they can cut costs….
Document everything. Print out important emails and store them at home (but discreetly, because that itself can be a firing offense in some places).
Never sign your performance reviews unless you agree with everything in them. If you disagree, don’t sign it and attach a statement proving your case (but make sure you are right and not just whining).
Whenever your boss hands you a deal or an ultimatum, ask for it in writing then take at least 24 hours to consider it.
Never sign ANYTHING you are handed while being terminated.
They will try to trick you into signing all kinds of crap by threatening to withhold back pay – they can’t. Or they will promise a small sum if you sign away certain rights – it’s not worth it.
So in your world, everyone who loses a job, regardless of situation, should be eligible for unemployment benefits?
Above is what we call a ‘Specious Rebuttal’.
Weak
Just looking for a yes or no.
The author believes that regardless of performance, an employee is entitled to their pay. You know, the union mentality.
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did you read the article? Wait, I know the answer already…
Careful, DV is unemployed, trying to get unemployment, and an apologist for the unions. He’s also very sensitive about it. He’ll ban you.
So in your world, everyone who loses a job, regardless of situation, should be eligible for unemployment benefits?
The “situation” is defined by the labor laws of each state. Employers lie to get around the law. Employees need to protect themselves. Got it?
25% of claims. You make it sound like everyone is denied.
Yes, I did read the article. It’s nothing new. You would like very business to be unionized. Quit being so bitter, it won’t help your job search.
This video doesn’t add anything to the debate but it is humorous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3mw49mk_x0
25% isn’t a lot…I get it good to know
Maybe, just maybe, those 25% don’t deserve to get those benefits. Maybe the business owners are finally starting to put up more of a fight than they had before. Maybe they need to fight for every penny to preserve the jobs of the remaining employees. Regardless of what you think, most business owners don’t conspire to fuck their employees. It’s just not a good business practice.
I applied for and was denied benefits (years ago) so I appealed. Finally arrived at the five judge panel….who ruled in my favor. BUT I had to pay an attorney to ‘represent’ me….ate up a lot of my ‘back pay’.
I had been working for a ‘social service’ agency….so it’s just not corps. & creeps who try to beat you.
A friend of mine received an email from the company president stating pretty much that the company’s goal for 2009, being that they aren’t forcasting a great year, was to save all of the jobs. However, if as a last resort, layoffs were going to happen the employees who weren’t cutting it were going to be the first to go. The whole vibe of the email was to watch yourself and don’t screw up or you’d be out of a job.
There are lines of people waiting to take jobs who would probably be more appreciative of having it and willing to do it at lesser pay especially if they’ve been unemployed for a long period of time. Business owners know this and may see it as an opportunity to attract better and brighter employees at little or no cost to the company.
Some people think that once you have a job you’re entitled to keep it regardless of performance.
The proportion of claims disputed by former employers and state agencies has reached record levels
These disputes are to keep future UI premiums from going up. Not long ago, even when firing for cause, some companies would allow the terminated employee to collect UI. Not anymore.
Let’s cut to the chase here. From the DE Employer Handbook for unemployment compensation: