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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 10:23 AM
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Out of Work and Challenged on Benefits, Too-In Record Numbers, Employers Move to Block Unemployment
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Edited on Thu Feb-12-09 10:23 AM by kpete
Source: Washington Post

Out of Work and Challenged on Benefits, Too
In Record Numbers, Employers Move to Block Unemployment Payouts

By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 12, 2009; Page A01

It's hard enough to lose a job. But for a growing proportion of U.S. workers, the troubles really set in when they apply for unemployment benefits.

More than a quarter of people applying for such claims have their rights to the benefit challenged as employers increasingly act to block payouts to former workers.

The proportion of claims disputed by former employers and state agencies has reached record levels in recent years, according to the Labor Department numbers tallied by the Urban Institute.

Under state and federal laws, employees who are fired for misbehavior or quit voluntarily are ineligible for unemployment compensation. When jobless claims are blocked, employers save money because their unemployment insurance rates are based on the amount of the benefits their workers collect.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/11/AR2009021104311.html?hpid=topnews
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