You Don’t Get to Collect Unemployment Because You Are Scared

[Right_in_Virginia]

You Don’t Get to Collect Unemployment Because You Are Scared
PJ Media, Apr 29, 2020 Stacy Lennox

It is always great when the media reports news that isn’t really news. Reports are surfacing today that some awful Republican governors are telling citizens if they are recalled to work and refuse to go, they will be ineligible for unemployment. This is not startling and will most likely be the case in blue states as well. Of course, you won’t hear about that.

Unemployment is a system for people who are able to work but either out of work for reasons beyond their control or going through a period of reduced work because of reduced business operations. The entire goal of the Paycheck Protection Program was to keep employees attached to their employers so they could seamlessly return to work when operations resumed. The unemployment enhancement was for those who may be furloughed during a government-required shutdown by their employer.

In almost every state, people who quit, are fired for cause or out of work due to physical disability are not eligible for unemployment payments. In most companies if you refuse to show up for work, you are considered to have quit. So, if your employer calls you and tells you when to report and you say no, you have effectively quit your job.

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This assessment has had few exceptions to date and is still informative for public and employer policy development. If you are under 55 and otherwise healthy, go to work. Your employer doesn’t need to hold your position open and the government should not need to support you. There are over 20 million people out of work with some portion having employers who will not be resuming operations. You most likely can and should be replaced by someone prepared to work.


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[skeeter]

Likewise, you don't get to deprive me of my God-given liberties because you're scared.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Iowa to cut unemployment benefits for furloughed employees who don't return to work when asked
Washington Examiner, Apr 30, 2020

Furloughed workers looking to stay on unemployment rather than returning to work when asked will be stripped of their benefits in Iowa.

Thousands of furloughed employees in the state have been receiving unemployment benefits to help them make ends meet during the pandemic until the businesses they worked for are allowed to reopen. The state announced on Monday that furloughed workers who refuse to return to work when allowed out of fear of the coronavirus will have their unemployment benefits cut.

The Iowa Workforce Development noted that refusing to return to work over concerns of catching the virus will be considered a "voluntary quit," and those who quit their jobs are not eligible for unemployment benefits. The department asked that employers report workers who do not return as requested “as soon as possible" to ensure they are listed as a person who quit.


More:  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/iowa-to-cut-unemployment-benefits-for-furloughed-employees-who-dont-return-to-work-when-asked