unemployment for contractors?

[pontifex]

If you are working a contract job and they decide not to hire you perm. or not to extend your contract, do you get unemployment or are you fucked?

 

[bctbct]

you are not exactly fucked, when you took the contract job you probably considered the pros and cons and decided at the time that the job was right for you.

 

[spidey07]

Depends on the contract. If it was temp to perm then probably not. If it was a 1 year and you got let go before then then probably so.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: bctbct
you are not exactly fucked, when you took the contract job you probably considered the pros and cons and decided at the time that the job was right for you.

sounds like i'm fucked...

contract isn't up yet, but i'm looking ahead.

 

[imported_Imp]

No idea about regular contracts, but I read that if you sign on with a temp agency, you are effed if you/they can't find you anything. You're considered between jobs, or waiting for your next contract by the unemployment office.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: pontifex
If you are working a contract job and they decide not to hire you perm. or not to extend your contract, do you get unemployment or are you fucked?

http://www.dli.state.pa.us/lan...w.asp?a=358&Q=237289#8

8. Am I eligible for unemployment benefits?

The Pennsylvania UC Law establishes various requirements for eligibility for UC benefits. Among them are the following:

You must have sufficient qualifying wages and a minimum of 16 credit weeks in your base year.

You must have a qualifying separation. And, you must be able and available to accept suitable work and not refuse work when offered.

UC eligibility cannot be predetermined. Your eligibility will be based on the information provided by you and your employer(s) after you file an Application for Benefits.

You may access general information on UC from our web site by selecting Unemployment Compensation; and for information on your financial eligibility by selecting Benefits - Potential Eligibility. For an online application to apply for benefits select Applying for UC Benefits.

http://www.dli.state.pa.us/lan...iew.asp?a=357&q=236834

*
is unemployed through no fault of the worker;
*
has filed an initial application for UC benefits;
*
is unemployed for a waiting period of one week (waiting week) after filing a benefit claim;
*
has performed services covered (or elected for coverage) under the UC Law;
*
has earned enough wages to qualify (*see additional information below);
*
has sufficient credit weeks to qualify;
*
is able to work and is available for suitable work; and
*
is registered for work with PA CareerLink Services.

I think the question becomes whether the end of a contract position means that you are unemployed through no fault of your own.

That second link allows you to apply; they will then determine if you are eligible. Wouldn't hurt to try.

http://research.lawyers.com/Pe...w-in-Pennsylvania.html

To be covered by Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation program, a worker must have performed services covered by the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation program and must have worked for an employer who was required or elected to pay into the fund.

Does your agency pay into that fund?

 

[Perknose]

Dunno, OP, but it's always blown my mind that actors in Hollywood were somehow able to draw unemployment between gigs.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: pontifex
If you are working a contract job and they decide not to hire you perm. or not to extend your contract, do you get unemployment or are you fucked?

http://www.dli.state.pa.us/lan...w.asp?a=358&Q=237289#8

8. Am I eligible for unemployment benefits?

The Pennsylvania UC Law establishes various requirements for eligibility for UC benefits. Among them are the following:

You must have sufficient qualifying wages and a minimum of 16 credit weeks in your base year.

You must have a qualifying separation. And, you must be able and available to accept suitable work and not refuse work when offered.

UC eligibility cannot be predetermined. Your eligibility will be based on the information provided by you and your employer(s) after you file an Application for Benefits.

You may access general information on UC from our web site by selecting Unemployment Compensation; and for information on your financial eligibility by selecting Benefits - Potential Eligibility. For an online application to apply for benefits select Applying for UC Benefits.

http://www.dli.state.pa.us/lan...iew.asp?a=357&q=236834

*
is unemployed through no fault of the worker;
*
has filed an initial application for UC benefits;
*
is unemployed for a waiting period of one week (waiting week) after filing a benefit claim;
*
has performed services covered (or elected for coverage) under the UC Law;
*
has earned enough wages to qualify (*see additional information below);
*
has sufficient credit weeks to qualify;
*
is able to work and is available for suitable work; and
*
is registered for work with PA CareerLink Services.

I think the question becomes whether the end of a contract position means that you are unemployed through no fault of your own.

That second link allows you to apply; they will then determine if you are eligible. Wouldn't hurt to try.

http://research.lawyers.com/Pe...w-in-Pennsylvania.html

To be covered by Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation program, a worker must have performed services covered by the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation program and must have worked for an employer who was required or elected to pay into the fund.

Does your agency pay into that fund?

I'm not sure. They are in Texas though, so most likely not.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: bctbct
you are not exactly fucked, when you took the contract job you probably considered the pros and cons and decided at the time that the job was right for you.

sounds like i'm fucked...

contract isn't up yet, but i'm looking ahead.

ah man...good luck....I am putting myself on the market and it's so bad that even the whore house does not want me

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: bctbct
you are not exactly fucked, when you took the contract job you probably considered the pros and cons and decided at the time that the job was right for you.

This made me LOL.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Actually I would guess you can probably get unemployment. I used to work with someone that worked temp / contract jobs all of the time and would collect unemployment between gigs. This was Kansas / Missouri in the late 90s, but I don't think the laws have changed here at least.