Fuck me...
My application for unemployment has been denied.
The law states that you must be "available for employment" and "actively seeking employment" in order to be eligible for unemployment insurance. Of course, since I had/have two broken feet, I'm not available for employment.
I didn't put 2 & 2 together on that one, though. In the letter it sounded like (to paraphrase), "Okay, we totally realize you're not okay to work, we have determined that. And, as such, no cash for you." Which to me made no sense. If you can't work, isn't that expressly, specifically what unemployment is for? Apparently not. Apparently unemployment insurance is available to those who can work, but either choose not to (in certain cases), or are having trouble finding work. So my phone call to the unemployment line went something like this:
"Hello, I got a letter saying my unemployment claim was denied. I'm fine to appeal, but I don't exactly get what I'd be appealing."
Some information handling happens at this point, I'll spare you the details.
After plugging in my information, she says, "Well, it says here you're under your doctor's care."
"Yeah, exactly."
"Well, the law states that you must be 'available for employment'. Are you available for employment?"
"Well, no. I mean, I can't work at all 'cause I've got two broken feet!"
"And if your feet weren't broken, would your employer have work for you?"
"Definitely. You've gotta be on your feet all day, there's no way around it."
And then she delivers the fatal blow, "I'm sorry sir, you're not eligible for unemployment. It's not given out on a need basis, that's not how the law was written."
Fuck me...
I have no options. I am out of fucking options.
Fuck.
So what the fuck, what the FUCK does a person who can't work do? WHAT THE FUCK HAVE I BEEN PAYING TAXES FOR? Who the fuck are these people, making decisions like this? I CAN'T work. I'm not fucking lazy. I can't work, there's a DIFFERENCE.
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My application for unemployment has been denied.
The law states that you must be "available for employment" and "actively seeking employment" in order to be eligible for unemployment insurance. Of course, since I had/have two broken feet, I'm not available for employment.
I didn't put 2 & 2 together on that one, though. In the letter it sounded like (to paraphrase), "Okay, we totally realize you're not okay to work, we have determined that. And, as such, no cash for you." Which to me made no sense. If you can't work, isn't that expressly, specifically what unemployment is for? Apparently not. Apparently unemployment insurance is available to those who can work, but either choose not to (in certain cases), or are having trouble finding work. So my phone call to the unemployment line went something like this:
"Hello, I got a letter saying my unemployment claim was denied. I'm fine to appeal, but I don't exactly get what I'd be appealing."
Some information handling happens at this point, I'll spare you the details.
After plugging in my information, she says, "Well, it says here you're under your doctor's care."
"Yeah, exactly."
"Well, the law states that you must be 'available for employment'. Are you available for employment?"
"Well, no. I mean, I can't work at all 'cause I've got two broken feet!"
"And if your feet weren't broken, would your employer have work for you?"
"Definitely. You've gotta be on your feet all day, there's no way around it."
And then she delivers the fatal blow, "I'm sorry sir, you're not eligible for unemployment. It's not given out on a need basis, that's not how the law was written."
Fuck me...
I have no options. I am out of fucking options.
Fuck.
So what the fuck, what the FUCK does a person who can't work do? WHAT THE FUCK HAVE I BEEN PAYING TAXES FOR? Who the fuck are these people, making decisions like this? I CAN'T work. I'm not fucking lazy. I can't work, there's a DIFFERENCE.
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That sucks. I would agree with eScottie though. Disability is probably the way to go. There should be something available to help you. Hope you are healing up alright.
erato:
This sentence: "I'm sorry sir, you're not eligible for unemployment. It's not given out on a need basis, that's not how the law was written." sounds like a line from a parody novel about a dystopian government. Incredible.