Monthly Archives: January 2013

Working Overtime While Unemployed

I haven’t been writing much in the past month because I have been so busy. In fact, for the past two weeks, I haven’t qualified for unemployment benefits because I have worked too many hours. It’s kind of crazy that … Continue reading

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What Are Your Skills?

As part of the “re-employment eligibility assessment (REA) program, (see the previous post), shortly after the group session, I received a notice that I had been “scheduled to attend a Re-employment and Eligibility appointment.”  I was instructed to bring my … Continue reading

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The Re-employment Eligibility Appointment

Early last month, I received a notice from the Dept. of Labor requiring me to attend a re-employment meeting as a requisite of remaining eligible for unemployment benefits.  At first I thought it was an individual appointment, but in fact … Continue reading

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