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Losing all my accounts in Sept., they are going to EMR, feeling hopeless. . . . sm - mtnotforlong

Posted: Jul 29, 2014

Sending resumes daily, no response whatsoever:( Trying to figure out what else I could do from home that would actually make $

On the bright side, at least you got prior notice... - a lot of us never did.

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Was about to post the same thing... - No notice here either.

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Lost my job to EMR back in early June and still looking for work. Haven't been able to pay bills for nearly 2 months now. Wish I would have had some notice. In fact, our company waited a week after the fact to tell us, just kept saying we had no work because of the typical summer slowdown.

don't forget to apply for unemployment - nm

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nm

ICs cannot collect - Unemployment

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unless something has changed. Only employees can collect. a good percentage of us are IC and govt seems to think we can just "get another job" to replace what we lost...not the case at all. Many of us are left with nothing.

That's the risk you take with being an IC - sm

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The government seems to think....? You seem to think that you are owed unemployment even if you did not pay into it. That doesn't make sense.

THAT IS A GREAT MISCONCEPTION - Unemployment is paid by the employer

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And not the employees. Employees do not contribute anything into unemployment insurance.

Unemployment 101: Who pays for jobless benefits, anyway?

Employers pay state and federal taxes to cover all those unemployment checks. But with unemployment at 9 percent, those taxes aren't enough, leaving some states in dire straits.

Confused - Anonymous one

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Doesn't an IC pay their own taxes? It was my understanding that an IC was considered self-employed and hence the employer did not pay unemployment insurance. For those with employee status, what you are saying is true. Workmen's comp/L & I is also paid by the employer, and I don't know if ICs would qualify for that either unless they were self-insured.

You haven't paid into it either - Unless you are an employer

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NM

Well... - sm

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Not much you can do from home legitimately and make a decent wage, but there are some customer service rep jobs you can apply for and do at home or perhaps go back to school (if you can). Good luck!

losing all my accounts - jane

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i am sorry this happened to you. been there and it is the pits. one response prn at the hospital and one for part time work at an insurance office. this is a dying profession. doc said he would never replace me with a machine, guess what! they get $$$, i believe 44,000 over the course of 3 years, an offer most will not refuse. i am not bitter just a realist, any of you that still have enough work, it probably will not last. all going to the "cloud", well there are such things as cloudbursts!

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