Unemployment Blog
Why did only twenty-six percent of the total unemployed receive unemployment benefits in 2011?
For me the answer is simple.
Most unemployed Americans work for a living .. but they don't realize that efforts to get OR deny unemployment benefits, should begin while they still have a job.
Many will enter the unemployment appeal process not realizing it is a legalistic and demanding process.
It's easy to underestimate what you must do, to prove you had good cause to quit or that there wasn't good cause to fire you.
Please take my word on this. Most people do not represent their own interests at unemployment hearings satisfactorily to get benefits with an appeal or keep them when their employer appeals.
I learned a lot about how unemployment and employment really works coordinating unemployment appeals for employers.
Sometimes how it all works is just downright ugly.
My argument for the existence of Unemployment-tips.com is basic.
You, nor I, can change the way employment or unemployment works, but we can help each other become aware of how both work, by sharing our experiences so we can be less ignorant of what covertly works against us when we deserve to get unemployment.
Chris - Unemployment-tips.com
PS Don't just take my word for anything.
Getting unemployment is about trying to prove what you say is a fact.
Subscribe to the blog to read what others have to say.
And don't be shy about helping me bust the myths that keep us unaware of how unemployment and employment work.
California Unemployment Benefits and Temporary Jobs WARNING
The shit just hit the fan... I am a long-time troll of Internet sites regarding UI, now I have something to contribute. If you are trying to research
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Fired From Your Job For Misconduct
Being fired from your job does not mean you were fired for misconduct. You have to know what the definition of work misconduct is to figure out if you'll be denied unemployment benefits.
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Help I was given a choice to quit or be fired and was told it would be better to resign
i had a choice resign or be fired i was told it would be better to resign, Is there any chance to collect unemployment. i was told the place i worked
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Unemployment and School
Will collecting Unemployment and school work for you? Although nothing makes more sense, you need to know the rules about unemployment while in school vary by state. Find what your state's rules say.
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Unemployment Questions About Getting Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment Questions about getting benefits are usually just the opener for fuller discussion about how it works. Start or join the discussions at Unemployment-tips.com
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School and Unemployment
I was injured and cant work for the next couple of months. My FMLA from work came and went. Im now a full time student if and when im able to go back
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Unemployment Hearings: Who Needs Unemployment Lawyers?
Knowing how to win unemployment hearings is no small talent. What is the risk, when you face alone a fabricated case of misconduct by your employer? It's usually, thousands of $$'s. You need help.
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Was on Disability then Unemployment but put on Re-hire list for County
I worked as a Secretary II at a County job for 3 years before I went out on disability for my hips) I had always gotten along with my boss and I never
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Collect PA Unemployment but moved to CT?
I've been on unemployment for a year, then my husband joined the navy and moved me to Connecticut, I'm still collecting unemployment and it has my address
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Will they temporarily suspend my unemployment benefits?
In California, when you first check the box that you are attending school or training, do they suspend your benefits until you are interviewed? I want
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Do you qualify for unemployment benefits if you were working continually in a foreign country for an international organization for the last seven years?
Answer For: Do you qualify for unemployment benefits if you were working continually in a foreign country for an international organization for the last
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help me! I lost my transporation to work and have been disqualified for quitting!!
I filed for unemployment benefits and I got an email saying disqualifying separation. My employer said I quit technically because I did not have transportation
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Can I delay filing for unemployment in CA to change my base period?
I was just laid off of a job that I have been at for 4 months (December 08 - April 09). Prior to that, I was on Worker's Comp for approximately 2 years
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Unemployment benefits claim overpayment appeal
I was collecting unemployment benefits after I got laid off. Three months later I found a job and STOPPED claiming the benefit weeks since. I now get a
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How Unemployment Works After You Apply For Benefits
How unemployment works may be dependent on how you apply for unemployment benefits and then deal with the unemployment claims phone interview.
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Frugal Living Tips For Unemployed People
Who needs frugal living tips more than the unemployed? Necessity is the mother of invention then why not share your best tips inspired by unemployment.
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Where should you file for unemployment if you are a telecommuter?
I worked for a company, as a W-2 consultant, from June 2011 until the end of December 2011 when the assignment ended for the client I was working on.
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Do unemployment benefits affect tax returns?
Response To: Do unemployment benefits affect tax returns? Hi John, Yes, unemployment benefits will affect your tax return. See page 28 Table 3-15
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is it good cause to quit work to relocate with wife who found employment in tennessee.
My wife and 1 year old daughter have recently relocated to Tennessee for employment. She could not find a job in NYS. She was just hired as an assistant
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What does "MODIFIED, FAVORABLE TO APPELLA mean?
Completed appeal with Deputy..this statement was listed as the Referee's decision result. Modified usually means they have corrected the section of
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Getting Fired From
Getting fired from a job is not the reason you might be denied unemployment benefits will be denied unemployments. Work related misconduct that is proven is the reason. Legal argument ready to go?
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Can you claim NYS unemployment from another state?
I worked in NY for last 10 years. Getting laid off and moving to another state. Can I receive benefits from NYS while living in another state? How long
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I won my unemployment appeal after quitting
Hello All, I am writing this to let everyone know that it is possible to win an unemployment appeal in Florida after quitting your job. The reason I am
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My unemployment benefits are based off 2006
Hi I have been a union iron worker in Illinois for over four years. In the winter I, along with most other fellow iron workers, are laid off in the winter
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Quit after witnessing a shooting and being attacked by a resident
My husband had become extremely ill and eventually required a heart transplant. After his transplant, I got a new job to help pay for the medical bills
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Winning Unemployment Appeals To Get Unemployment Benefits
The purpose of Unemployment Appeals is to signal your disagreement so an unemployment hearing will be scheduled. That's where you prove you deserve to get benefits.
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Bad Weekend + Plane to Catch = FIRED in WI
For a few years I worked closely with a subcontractor on my construction projects. When their office manager decided to move away she asked if I wanted
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Fired for not making sales quota
My boss of approximately 60 days on sales floor in 3 weeks time had me sign 2 papers saying I would bring my sales quota up to (his) quota of 25k. I was
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making a mistake and breaking a policy I didn't know about?
I had come in for a few hours to cover another teammates shift. I was putting on my patients and checked the dialyzer for residual renalin(a chemical used
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How to add weeks of work to receive unemployment benefits?
I'm writing this for my grandson who is in the process of receiving unemployment after a layoff. He was working for a construction company and was layed
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Paychecks bounced so I was fired!!
I worked for a daycare for almost 4 months. I have had 2 paychecks bounce and every other one had a sticky note attached asking me to hold my paycheck
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After you win an appeal in Florida how long does it take to get your 1st check? Answer: Apparently as long as they think they can get away with making you wait.
I have a unemployment appeal scheduled for May 13th. I know I'm going to win. Ive been claiming my weeks all this time since March 18th. I have two questions..
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Have worked and living in pa, but being told I have to claim unemployment in nj?
I have been getting the run around from both pa and nj unemployment for the past 2 weeks about which state to file in. I live in pa, worked in pa for past
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PLEASE HELP HOW I DO I WRITE APPEAL
I am in Florida and I was receiving Unemployment benefits, but got a job and and had a situation where I had to quit and I had another job I had accepted.
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After employer fired me in writing they said I quit
My part time employer terminated me a week before Christmas by email (so it's all in writing), and stated they could not support my part time role any
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UE Appeal due to Inability to Work
I have an appeal coming up and not sure how to defend myself. I was receiving UE benefits with no issues. I was diagnosed with a health issue and need
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Unemployment Hearing
Hello I have previously posted a question on here before about my denial of benifits. I had my unemployment hearing yesterday and when the judge called
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Hope
I am so grateful for this site with so many employers ripping off their workers it helps, The years of being Loyal to your employees are over, They
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I Quit Due to Domestic Violence (Resources to determine if your state will allow unemployment benefits)
I am in Florida, they denied my initial claim. I did some research and it seems like there is a loophole, but I have to appeal and come up with a document
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Vacation while claiming benefits?
i was on vacation to visit family out of state for a week. im wondering if i can still claim benefits if i have been applying for jobs during this time
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Can You Get Unemployment When Forced To Resign
Worked in PA. I was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of an accident...My department told me they decided on my termination because
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Fired for lack of punctuality - options?
I live in the Tampa Bay area and have been with my company for 8 ½ years (May would be the 9th anniversary). I have been struggling for the last year
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Unemployment Appeal in Tennessee
The only positive thing that has happen to me in the last six months was hiring Donald Cummings to handle not one but two appeals in my state. The man
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my daughter has been diagnosed with bi-polar. she had an anixety attack and did not go to work. They want to fire her because of it. Can they do that?
She called in to say she was having anixety attack and could not pull herself together. She has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and
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Wrongfully fired for being under the influence of alcohol
I was accused of drinking a 4 loco enery drink while on duty as a security officer. My supervisor and another officer both of whom I have had prior altercations
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If I have already been awarded benefits can they be discontinued because I moved. Also how long does the unemployment office have to communicate with my former employer?
I was having trouble with child care in NYS , so i couldnt work many hours . My job said theyd take me off of the schedule for a couple weeks. Then i recieved
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Who is the charegable employer when hiring an unemployed person for a part-time temporary position
What if an employer in Illinois hires a person who is currently receiving unemployment benefits, and the position is part-time temporary, and the position
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Can i collect if i was working a contract/temp job through an agency and was let go from my position earlier than told and signed my the agency (TX)?
An agency company called me for a job that would be 6mth to an year and possible permanent. I started working in February 2011 and till August 2011. My
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Virginia Unemployment: Reasons for "Good Cause" of Voluntarily Leaving a Job
I quit my job in Virginia this past July because I was getting married in August and my (now) husband is a graduate student in Massachusetts. After we
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