Important! CNBC: "Layoffs vs. furloughs: The important differences workers need to know"

[SteveG]

Read all the details. This could make a big difference to you or people you know.

Layoffs vs. furloughs: The important differences workers need to know
https://grow.acorns.com/layoffs-vs-furloughs/

A job loss isn’t always straightforward. Some workers have been laid off or fired, for example, while others have been furloughed. It may not be clear what, exactly, each term means, and how it can affect your ability to file for unemployment benefits or keep your health insurance coverage. Here’s what you need to know.

[SteveG]

for instance:

[Ombligo]

And don't think your employer will have your best interests.

I know someone who was just tricked into resigning this week rather than to be let go. They told her that they didn't want her employment history to show she was dismissed. So by resigning she unknowingly gave up both state and federal unemployment benefits.

My understanding is the employer won't face increased unemployment insurance premiums.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Ombligo wrote:
And don't think your employer will have your best interests.

I know someone who was just tricked into resigning this week rather than to be let go. They told her that they didn't want her employment history to show she was dismissed. So by resigning she unknowingly gave up both state and federal unemployment benefits.

That’s unfortunate. Your friend should have realized that, under the current circumstances, NO ONE would interpret her being fired as reflecting poorly upon her or her abilities.

[PeterB]

Ombligo wrote:
And don't think your employer will have your best interests.

I know someone who was just tricked into resigning this week rather than to be let go. They told her that they didn't want her employment history to show she was dismissed. So by resigning she unknowingly gave up both state and federal unemployment benefits.

My understanding is the employer won't face increased unemployment insurance premiums.

That particular employer is apparently begging for a lawsuit (whenever the lawyers become available...)

[rjmacs]

Ombligo wrote:
And don't think your employer will have your best interests.

I know someone who was just tricked into resigning this week rather than to be let go. They told her that they didn't want her employment history to show she was dismissed. So by resigning she unknowingly gave up both state and federal unemployment benefits.

My understanding is the employer won't face increased unemployment insurance premiums.

This story needs a little more details first.

Was this person being dismissed because of a performance/discipline matter, or was the dismissal unrelated to the employee's behavior and performance?

If the former, the offer of a resignation-in-lieu-of-firing is in all likelihood a courtesy extended in good faith. If the latter, then the dismissal falls into the category of a lay-off, in which case the category of her dismissal may not actually matter if she can show that her resignation was compulsory, and that her dismissal was not performance-related.

[Speedy]

rjmacs wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
And don't think your employer will have your best interests.

I know someone who was just tricked into resigning this week rather than to be let go. They told her that they didn't want her employment history to show she was dismissed. So by resigning she unknowingly gave up both state and federal unemployment benefits.

My understanding is the employer won't face increased unemployment insurance premiums.

This story needs a little more details first.

Was this person being dismissed because of a performance/discipline matter, or was the dismissal unrelated to the employee's behavior and performance?

If the former, the offer of a resignation-in-lieu-of-firing is in all likelihood a courtesy extended in good faith. If the latter, then the dismissal falls into the category of a lay-off, in which case the category of her dismissal may not actually matter if she can show that her resignation was compulsory, and that her dismissal was not performance-related.
Ombligo lives in Florida so she is screwed.