I thought you could only collect unemployment if you have been fired -

• Question about unemployment compensation - RJ
  • I had received unemployment in NY state after I quit. - sm
  • You can only quit a job and collect unemployment under - depends, doesn't sound like it
    • Please see my post below after researching it. - RJ
      • You've got a point there. My Mom went through something similar - depends, maybe
  • No you can't quit a job and get unemployment.xc - Trying to help
    • Perhaps not in your state. - RJ
  • I thought you could only collect unemployment if you have been fired - - NOT SURE
    • Well, DUH! Guess I could have looked that up, eh? (LM) - RJ

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extenuating circumstances.  I quit a job where the boss was temperamental.  He would cuss, punch holes in the wall, and scream at us.  One of his employees kept making rude and suggestive (more than suggestive) remarks to me, even telling me he was going to rape me.  Another employee actually grabbed my shirt and bra right in front of customers.  When I complained to the boss about the sexual harrassment, he told me I was a big girl and could handle myself.  I quit.  I went to the unemployment division, and they said I could collect unemployment benefits, as well as file a lawsuit against the owner for not stopping his employees' behavior and for a hostile work environment.  I got offered a decent job less than an hour after that, so I didn't bother.  I always think that maybe I should have.... 

Anyway, I doubt you could collect unemployment in your situation.  You need to start job hunting now. 

This is very interesting to know.  Maybe it is something to consider when given an option to work as an IC or an employee.  If you don't mind me asking, what state are you from?

Please excuse typos in first note.  Long day, even longer week!

Thanks.

They said we should apply for unemployment asap but how can we do that if we are still working for them until 7/7?

Also, how much is unemployment usually? I've never been on it. I've heard it is about 66% of your usual pay? Is this correct?

Also... can you apply for Medicaid with unemployment? The COBRA rate is at least $540 for myself and my daughter. :(

My job has not had any work for 2 weeks now.  If there is no work, can you file unemployment?  Or do I wait until they let me go and then file?

Thanks

I work for a national that introduced a new platform several months ago that has had problems virtually daily, ranging from bad sound, jobs not showing up on line count, to long jobs actually being "taken away" from someone and given to someone else after the original person completed most, if not all, of the job.

The newest problem it now has seems to be that you can't access work on this program when work truly does exist.  However, it's impossible to tell if the program isn't working or if there truly isn't any work.  So you never know just what's going on.  Tech support can't fix the problem, and if management cares, they sure don't show it.  In addition to all this, my account has suddenly been overstaffed, so I'm constantly fighting for jobs.  I can't tell if the new person is being played as a favorite, if the program is malfunctioning or if there simply isn't any work.  As a result, I can't earn enough money to pay my bills, and this is through no fault of my own.

If I quit under these circumstances, can I collect unemployment (until I can find another job)?  Does anyone know? 

TIA.

I don't know completely your situation, but a few years ago, I filed for partial unemployment while employed at a service b/c the workload was extremely sparse and did receive it.  When I filed, I also went looking for a new job and found one within a month. 

My suggestion like others is to start looking now for a new job, but if the workload is low, you could possibly get partial unemployment now until a new job is found.  Every state is different, so you would have to check with the unemployment office in your state regarding benefits, insurance, etc.  Good luck in your search!

Depends on the State you live in.  Asking your State Unemployment Office would give you accurate information.  You may be able to e-mail them (I know getting through by phone in almost all States is a pain now).  They may also have answers to that exact question on their Website FAQ.  I am sure others have had that same question. 

But, before you waste too much time, you really have to ask yourself if you like your job. 

A lot of people do not know how employers are charged Unemployment.  For those who do not, here is how it works. 

Unemployment is paid by the State government. Employers pay into a fund based upon the number of employees they have. The State government collects the money paid in and puts it into a trust fund. Unemployment benefits are then paid out from the trust fund. The amount of money (unemployment insurance premiums) an employer pays is based upon their history of payouts. A company that has high numbers of payout will pay more per employee then will a company who fires or lays no one off  (like auto insurance - a person with more accidents on their history pays higher premiums then a driver with a clean record).  This can range from 0% to 6% of taxable payroll. They also have to pay an Administrative Tax to the State, who has to keep track of the UC Claim and print out the check, etc.  This is also a percentage. It gets pretty complicated after that.  

 That is why employers fight every new Unemployment claim.  It is one thing to piss off a former employer (especially if you were fired and never plan to work for them again) and pissing off your current employer.  So you really have to be sure the amount of money you can get from your employer in Unemployment is worth the pain they can inflict on you.  We all know employers who make life miserable for an employee by giving them the god-awful dictators and QA them to death in order to get them to quit so they do not have to pay Unemployment, and there is no way to prove that. 

Hope this helps. 

Good Luck. 

I left a full-time position at a hospital for another facility who offered more money.  The manager at the new facility who hired me told me that I was being hired as a full-time employee, but that I would have to work part-time for 2 weeks until the girl I was replacing left for good.   This girl stayed on for another 2 months until she finally left, and then when she did the facility was cutting back on costs.  So not only did they plan on keeping me part-time, but they wanted me to work 2 different days at 2 different facilities for 4 hours per day.  Each of these facilities was 30 miles from my house (the original one I applied at was in my same rural town), and so between paying for daycare for 6.5 hours a day and the mileage for driving back and forth for only 4 hours, it ended up costing me more to work than it did to look for another job.  I applied for unemployment insurance and at first was turned down.  But, then I won the appeal because I had printed out all email correspondence where she stated I would be hired full-time within 2 weeks.   The unemployment office said it was unfair hiring practices or something like that.

But in the case of working at home, and if you work for the same company I think you do (because I just left a company for some of the exact same reasons), they stipulate that you must meet a quota in order to be considered full-time with benefits.   It is extremely unfair if the quota can't be met due to THEIR fault, but I think that's how they get you over the barrel.