| Skullsessions wrote on Sat, 01 August 2009 17:20 |
I don't mean to quibble...but if you no longer work there, your employment has been terminated.
I didn't mean to assume you got fired.
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yes, I terminated it, which under law means I'm not entitled to any sort of unemployment benefits.
if there was a law passed saying you can quit your job and get benefits for it, please show me the legal language so i can follow through.
| Skullsessions wrote on Sat, 01 August 2009 17:20 |
I do think it's important for anyone who works for a living and has an employer-based group plan to understand what the employer is paying.
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absolutely
| Skullsessions wrote on Sat, 01 August 2009 17:20 |
If you worked an average of 160 hrs in a month, that $1300 was just like your employer paid you an additional $8.13 an hour - untaxed. Plus the $500 you paid was untaxed.
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sort of, since i barely used it and did not know what they put in, it was more like it got given away to someone else. i certainly did not use over $15,000 on medical expenses (which is what they paid (roughly) for the year.
The employer spent 15k on something that doesn't get used unless you need it. To me, that is unacceptable. nevermind what i paid as well. costs are just too much and must go down. like i said, whoever gets that done while maintaining quality, and getting everyone covered will be a hero. no one really cares how as long as it works.
| Skullsessions wrote on Sat, 01 August 2009 17:20 |
There has been talk in congress of taxing that money. They'd tax your employer on the money (as income) before he gave it to you. Then, they'd tax you on the money as income.
Obama says he's not going to do that....but do you believe him? I don't.
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a better question might be, which politician is it that YOU are believing?
| Skullsessions wrote on Sat, 01 August 2009 17:20 |
I ask you...people who employ others. Are you ready for a MANDATE that you provide that for your employees? Studio owners...are you ready for that? Won't that effect your pricing? Won't that effect the number of people you can employ?
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i am by no means a know it all on studio employment, but in my experience the vast majority of people there are 1099'd and not really an employee.
