tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post7463583007650068436..comments2024-03-28T01:58:21.637-04:00Comments on Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home: Dear Business Lawyers: Stop Trying To Get Employees To Waive Their Unemployment BenefitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-38014818798461421572017-05-12T10:53:52.237-04:002017-05-12T10:53:52.237-04:00Here in Florida your unemployment stops temporaril...Here in Florida your unemployment stops temporarily and then restarts at the end of the severance period. You don't lose the total weeks you are eligible but you can't get both at the same time.Donna Ballmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603733714342746822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685903630161577363.post-67392966755636475992017-05-12T09:06:57.934-04:002017-05-12T09:06:57.934-04:00When I was doing layoffs we had a clause that said...When I was doing layoffs we had a clause that said if they applied for unemployment BEFORE we stopped paying severance (everyone received a minimum of 12 weeks severance) then we would deduct the unemployment payments from their severance. <br /><br />You can control severance, but not unemployment. Most employees got new jobs before their severance ran out, so it protected the company without harming the employee. Suzanne Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129772885673695447noreply@blogger.com