Refusing to work could put your unemployment benefits at risk

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

There is growing friction between some small business owners and their workers as employees choose not to come back to work over concerns about coronavirus.

Many small business owners have had to furlough or lay off their employees, but they're finding it's hard to get them to come back to work, as many workers say they're better off on unemployment. Under the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, filers get an additional $600 a week on top of their weekly state unemployment benefits.

This also puts small business owners in jeopardy of getting their COVID-19 aid forgiven, as a major requirement for the Paycheck Protection Program loans under the Small Business Administration makes borrowers spend 75% of the money on keeping workers on the payroll.

The Washington Employment Security Department's commissioner says refusing to work may mean losing unemployment benefits.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/refusing-to-work-could-put-your-unemployment-benefits-at-risk/ar-BB13D8R6

[Ohiogal]

1. They're asking Ohio businesses to report their employees to JFS

Who won’t return to work ... even if they have a pre existing condition that makes them more vulnerable to coronavirus

I really feel for these folks. And of course if your employer doesn’t take proper precautions to keep employees safe, employees have no legal recourse,neither.

https://www.dispatch.com/business/20200505/ohio-asks-employers-to-report-employees-who-dont-return-to-work

[iemitsu]

2. So Washington will act just like Georgia and Iowa.

I thought we were better than this.