[GCFL-discuss] lance

[Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List]

That was a surprise Lance. I've been out of work since July 19, haven't
collected unemployment (it was a single incident, but they did have
cause), don't have a family to support, did get work on the pumpkin farm
in October, and had some freelance writing irons in the fire that may
keep me going past the end of the year. Not sure what all this does to my
taxes, since I should be in a lower bracket than expected, but freelance
is taxed for 13.5% social security, and no withholding.

Sounds to me like someone at your employer meant to present your
termination in a way that would routinely inspire the state to give you
unemployment (got laid off, no cause specified), but someone else didn't
know that and equally routinely specified whatever "cause" they thought
they had. If the decision is negative, always appeal. A friend of mine
was told she hadn't worked long enough at her job to qualify for FMLA,
therefore she wasn't even on the payroll after taking time off to have a
baby. The state unemployment examiner said, not under the federal FMLA,
but under the state FMLA you did, so they fired you without cause, and
she got unemployment.

Hopefully you'll find something else soon, but there sure are a lot of
people looking.

Siarlys
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