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Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:42 am
by ben4847
Has anyone done this? Should you wait for an offer first?

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:16 am
by Aberzombie1892
Maybe it's just me, but I'm not really sure what you are asking.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:22 am
by ben4847
Whether you can say you were laid off and collect unemplyment benefits

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:25 am
by socraticmethodman
ben4847 wrote:Whether you can say you were laid off and collect unemplyment benefits
Oh boy

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:25 am
by kwais
like during your 3L year? serious?

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:27 am
by 616rewind
bro listen up, straight talk: this is honestly an amazing idea. one piece of advice though would be to blog your experiences live, and post the link in this thread. GL!!!!!

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:47 am
by fish52
.....the fuck?

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:56 am
by ben4847
Should I ask one of the labor and employment partners?

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:00 am
by Ludo!
I thought you right wingers were supposed to be against government handouts

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:01 am
by fatduck
ben4847 wrote:I go to HLS, and 90% of this forum thinks I'm an idiot.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:19 am
by dowu
fatduck wrote:
ben4847 wrote:I go to HLS, and 90% of this forum thinks I'm an idiot.
180.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:37 am
by ben4847
fatduck wrote:
ben4847 wrote:I go to HLS, and 90% of this forum thinks I'm an idiot.
I'm just trying to boost my numbers going into the election.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:44 pm
by Anonymous User
From someone that has laid off tons of people -- you need 6 months of work to collect benefits. You also need a lay off. My recollection was that we (the employer) had to pay a portion of the unemployment payments, so we had a reason to call and dispute whether you met the criteria.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:47 pm
by ben4847
That period is different in different states.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:51 pm
by sunynp
ben4847 wrote:That period is different in different states.
Why ask us? Apply and let us know how it all works out. I'm not sure asking one of the partner's at your firm for advice is a good plan, but go for it if it makes you happy. I bet the HR people will be happy to have to deal with your unemployment claim and no one will look down on you for doing it.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:53 pm
by Anonymous User
ben4847 wrote:That period is different in different states.
I just checked New York, and it has a similar time period, but their formula is much more complicated. You also need to certify evfery week that you are actively seeking work. They ask you if you're in school, and if you say yes you need to jump through more hoops to prove you can work full time.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:54 pm
by kalvano
You have to be fired or laid off for unemployment, generally. Being a temporary employee won't count. Plus, you have to be actively looking for full-time work and not enrolled in a full-time educational program.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:04 pm
by ben4847
kalvano wrote:You have to be fired or laid off for unemployment, generally. Being a temporary employee won't count. Plus, you have to be actively looking for full-time work and not enrolled in a full-time educational program.
Temporary employment does count.
Also, school don't start till sept 10

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:10 pm
by kalvano
ben4847 wrote:
kalvano wrote:You have to be fired or laid off for unemployment, generally. Being a temporary employee won't count. Plus, you have to be actively looking for full-time work and not enrolled in a full-time educational program.
Temporary employment does count.
Also, school don't start till sept 10
Sounds like a wonderful plan. I look forward to hearing about what happens when the law firm you just worked for and who compensated you well for that work, with the understanding that it was temporary, gets notice of your unemployment claim.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:10 pm
by swimmer11
ben4847 wrote:
kalvano wrote:You have to be fired or laid off for unemployment, generally. Being a temporary employee won't count. Plus, you have to be actively looking for full-time work and not enrolled in a full-time educational program.
Temporary employment does count.
Also, school don't start till sept 10
I am pretty sure it's school doesn't start until September 10th.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:11 pm
by AtticusFinch
Don't forget to get your food stamps also.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:19 pm
by anonymcoffee
this has got to be a troll.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:24 pm
by ben4847
anonymcoffee wrote:this has got to be a troll.
You're a troll.

Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:53 pm
by JusticeJackson
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Re: Unemployment after SA

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:53 pm
by ben4847
JusticeJackson wrote:
ben4847 wrote:
anonymcoffee wrote:this has got to be a troll.
You're a troll.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6WoXiSUz8A
nice