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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali
I didn't know that. That seems like crap if you ask me. You were making a living, and thus employed, why shouldn't you be able to get unemployment?
I can understand if a person is able to lie about what sort of employment they had, but surely there were tax records that you had to fill out, and something the company that contracted you out would have to file?
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The problem is, when you're a contractor, you're considered your own employer and as such can never be
technically laid off. It's one of the big reasons, aside from healthcare and other benefits, that corporate America is so in love with trying to keep everyone as contract workers. This way they can avoid paying unemployment tax on people working for them. Just more sleazy behavior from the usual suspects.