| Unemployment Claim Filing | | | | the employer's unemployment insurance rates go |
| If you've recently been laid off, you may have to | | | | up. It still costs less to the employer than paying |
| fight for your right to collect unemployment | | | | the actual salaries of the laid off employees, but |
| benefits from the government. You probably | | | | many employers who are trying to cut costs are |
| know that if you are fired, you can collect | | | | willing to do anything to prevent rising insurance |
| unemployment benefits. Although qualifications can | | | | rates of any kind. |
| vary from state to state, generally however only | | | | The way they do this is to challenge the laid-off |
| people who are laid off from their jobs will qualify | | | | workers' rights to collect benefits by claiming that |
| for unemployment benefits. But did you know | | | | the employee was fired for poor performance, |
| that, even if you are laid off, your employer can | | | | rather than laid off due to the company's financial |
| challenge your right to receive benefits? | | | | difficulties. If a worker is let go for |
| It's not obvious at first why any business would | | | | performance-based reasons, the employer doesn't |
| want to prevent an employee caught up in | | | | have to pay additional unemployment insurance |
| massive job lay-offs from feeding their families | | | | for them. So companies are increasingly telling the |
| until they find another job. After all, the money is | | | | government that laid off workers were actually |
| coming from the government, right? The answer | | | | fired for negligence or poor performance. If your |
| to that is yes and no. The money that is used to | | | | employer challenges your right to unemployment |
| pay unemployment benefits comes from | | | | benefits, you will likely have to get involved in |
| unemployment insurance fees that employers pay | | | | some sort of mediation, either in court or through |
| into (similar to other government taxes). | | | | a similar process that involves a small hearing. |
| Whenever an employer lays off workers and | | | | If you haven't already done so - get started with |
| these workers file for unemployment benefits, | | | | unemployment claim filing. |