I think the eligibility requirements to some extent vary from state to
state but with the universal requirement that you be employed X amount
in the past X number of quarters with a definite minimum amount of money
earned each quarter. It's been a long time since I looked at this.
>>> [log in to unmask] 2/4/2009 9:39:03 AM >>>
Unfortunately, I heard on NPR that part-time employees aren't eligible
for
un-employment. However, being NPR perhaps that could have just been
for
the state they were reporting. So, I guess go ahead and ask but I
won't
hold my breath.
HM
Heather Marie Wells
Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Ave.
Springdale, AR 72764
Phone: (479) 750-8165
Fax: (479) 750-8693
http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/
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From: Julianne Snider [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:31 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Need advice on layoffs
The whole process sucks and you cannot do much to change that BUT
before
you do anything, check with your state's employment office (i.e.,
Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Labor and Industry,
etc.) and find out what you, as an employer, can legally do. The terms
"layoff" and "fire" mean entirely different things and have very
different
consequences if your ex-employees file for unemployment claims to
which
they are entitled.
Also, ask your state employment office what cushion is available for
those
folks that do get laid off. They may be eligible to collect some
unemployment payments and other benefits.
Good luck.
Diane Hutsell wrote:
While I've been in the cultural field professionally for almost 10
years
now, I've only been "Bosslady" as my staff like to call me for the last
2
1/2 years. As I'm sure everyone else on the list is having the same
issues
with their own budgets and making numbers line up as we are, we find
that
we are having to eliminate two of our part time staff positions after
much
discussion and number crunching the last two weeks between my finance
committee and executive committee. I've never had to fire or lay
anyone
off and I could use some advice as for some reason they never covered
this
in any of my graduate courses.
1. I realize that this is going to stink for these two ladies, but is
there anyway to make it suck less?
2. The big question I have is what do I need to keep in mind legally
to
keep the museum safe? I can't imagine anything bad coming from these
two
women but I want to make sure I'm keeping this on the up and up. It's
not
that they have done anything wrong, we just have a shortfall in our
'09
budget and we've looked at every possible solution and this is the
only
one that works.
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Not only is this the
first time I've had to do this but this is the firs time my museum has
had
to let anyone go other than for bad performance reasons.
Diane
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