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Has anyone tested whether losing a job this way is legally considered "not at fault" for purposes of unemployment benefits? (Obviously this may vary by state.)

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IANAL, but this seems like a material change of employment arrangement.

Depends on whether the employment arrangement was set up like this at the outset or with the employer’s consent, or whether these employees moved during COVID thinking RTO would never happen.

Seems like new hires during the pandemic would have a clearer-cut case, at least.

Which is a grand total of a maximum of $275/week in my state.

Florida!

Yeah I can’t even pay the mortgage with Florida’s unemployment. They like us poor and stupid. Meanwhile my homeowner’s insurance goes up each year even though my area hasn’t been hit by a hurricane. Fun fact, Jacksonville FL gets fewer direct strikes from hurricanes than New Jersey.

You guessed it.

But on the other hand. I did save around $1000 a month by not having to pay state taxes…

Tech workers who think unemployment is going to be a savior or even a trickle in their budget if they are unemployed are going to be very disappointed

That said, ex-FAANG employees love to make pity posts about how they have “only” 3 months of severance and need a new job “asap”

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