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Hayleigh Elizabeth @HaleighElizabeth (70) • Windsor Mill, Maryland 10 Aug 16

Would someone please tell me what the point of Unemployment Insurance is? Because I thought I knew what the purpose was, but apparently it's not. The system is supposed to protect people like me, but through glitches and...

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Have you ever applied for unemployment benefits

venshida @venshida (4836) • United States 26 Jun 09

Well, I was laid off recently, and I applied for unemployment. It is now three weeks, and still no check. They said it can take up to 21 business days. It's really frustrating. I know there are a lot of people on unemployment so I...

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Show Me the Economist Who Says We Are In a Crisis from lack of Birth Control

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 26 Jan 09

Here's a nice article I read that should remind you all exactly where the Democrat's priorities are when faced with an economic crisis. Why do those morons in California keep reelecting Pelosi? By Andrea Tantaros Republican...

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Do You Carry Your Social Security Card?

Chevee @Chevee (5905) • United States 19 Dec 08

I was filling out some forms for my unemployment insurance and the receptionist ask for my social security card. I was not told that I needed to bring this with me. I know my number by heart. [i] Identity theft is one of the...

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Thruth penalized..Non Truthful (worked out well). Unemployment Insurance Benefi

Chevee @Chevee (5905) • United States 15 Dec 08

I had to go to the department of labor today to sign up for my unemployment insurance (benefits), the whole process is just plain ridiculous. I had to be there at 9:00 am this morning it was every bit 11:30 before I got out of...

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I said GoodBye To All My Co-Workers !!!

Chevee @Chevee (5905) • United States 12 Dec 08

I said goodbye to all my friends and co-workers last night. Last night was the last night that I had a job, I am now officially unemployed. Now I have time on my hands with nothing much to do. I am suppose to get my...

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I am fed up with government bureacracy aren't you

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 27 Nov 08

well guys you know that I was too sick to work and I had to leave my job in 2005, you know that I used up all my unemployment insurance benefits, and tried to go back to school to improve my french to get a job again. You...

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Nothing last forever...

AcreativeMind @AcreativeMind (56) • United States 25 Oct 08

I've seen alot of online businesses come and go, some times a business won't last a year. For the ones that are still around and people are making money from, that great. But I never saw these online businesses as replacement for...

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Do you and/or your spouse have a stable job?

faln_angel1205 @faln_angel1205 (1192) • United States 9 Sep 08

Okay what i mean is ... the field of work that you are in, is it steady work, or can one of you be laid off for lack of work available, or because of weather such as in construction? My husband installs sprinklers for fire...

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13 weeks

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 19 Jun 08

This is how long they are extending unemployment. WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Bush signed hastily passed legislation Wednesday extending unemployment benefits for 2.5 million victims of a weak economy, the first accomplishment...

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That is not FULL Time!

vicki2876 @vicki2876 (5636) • Canada 21 Apr 08

Grrr. I keep hearing how maritimers in Canada view working seasonal as full-time work. I (from Toronto) never understood that if the government supported you all winter (which here is 7 months) how could you say you are a full...

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Have you ever made a mistake that keeps coming back to haunt you?

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 11 Mar 08

since 2005 my life has been pretty crappy, I left my regular job because I got very sick. That was in february of that year. In november or so I tried a job and worked for 3 days, just as I started my sister landed in the...

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Being injured on the job and struggling to survive.

clfgnr @clfgnr (5) • United States 26 Aug 07

Everyday across the United States thousands of workers get hurt on the job, and out of those thousands of workers, many of them have to fight with an insurance company to get either their benefits started or reinstated.I do...

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Do you think current unemployment statistics are correct?

lookout2 @lookout2 (33) • United States 31 Jul 07

Our state has eliminated "unemployment agencies" they have a website which allows the application for unemployment insurance claims, but nothing further is done. How can they get accurate employment statistics, if there is no one...

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Worst Employer Stories

sumimasen @sumimasen (644) • United States 2 Jun 07

My worst employer refused to pay unemployment, despite the fact that I was laid-off for a reason that was not my fault. It came down to them not paying their unemployment insurance for part of the year. It wasn't that much...

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workers were/ARE exploited in booming economy...the SHAME of labour department

andygogo @andygogo (1579) • China 28 Dec 06

More than half of female migrant workers work without contracts or social welfare guarantees, according to a recent survey. The All-China Women's Federation survey found that only about 40 per cent of female migrant workers...

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alavenderkitty @alavenderkitty (551) • United States 10 Oct 06

I had filed for unemployment and elected not to have the Federal ant State taxes taken out of my checks. Does that mean I will have to pay the...

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