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kleinbl00  ·  3213 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: It Just Makes Common Sense

I can only speak for California and Washington, but in those two states you forfeit unemployment for any week you:

A) undetake any schooling or training

B) do any free work

C) report any illness

D) report for jury duty

You also forfeit if you don't list the three new people you contacted looking for work (unless you're union, in which case "fuck you, I'm on the available for work list" suffices). So. Don't get sick, don't do an internship, don't volunteer, don't improve your skills or we'll revoke your money that you paid into the system during better times. "

The extent to which conservatives will go to discourage "freeloaders" is appalling.