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Moe Rhonic · May 4, 2012

Newtrucker83 said: ↑

You will be lucky if anyone besides myself reads all of that! Now I'm going to respond with my experience. I start school this coming Monday. I got approved thru the WIA program. I was laid-off and i'm getting unemployment. The WIA program didnt want to approve me at first because I have a degree already, however they did.

From my understanding if you turn down hours at your current job because its within school hours you will not be disqualified for unemployment. There are a number of reasons you can turn down hours. Another being it would cost you more to drive to work then you would make if you did not go in. You would almost be better off if they went ahead and fired you since you are already getting unemployment. The only this keeping you from getting in the WIA program is the fact that you have a job, even though you hardly work.

Good luck getting approved and starting school.
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Thanks! I didn't realise there were protections through WIA against turning down hours...

MNdriver · May 4, 2012

Moe Rhonic said: ↑

I've been on these forums almost 23 hours,; I'm still finding my way around...if my topic was in violation of TOS, the powers that be can delete it (it's copy/pasted into word already anyway)

I guess I never really asked a question in my OP, so I guess that's wrong, but I wanted to start my own thread where I can get answers to questions as I come up with them, as well as chronicle my journey...
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A blog is under you profile and its purpose is for recording your experience.

Just a thought is all.

Newtrucker83 · May 4, 2012

Moe Rhonic said: ↑

Thanks! I didn't realise there were protections through WIA against turning down hours...
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They don't want you to miss school thats being funded to you!

Moe Rhonic · May 4, 2012

MNdriver said: ↑

A blog is under you profile and its purpose is for recording your experience.

Just a thought is all.
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Ok, I'll go check that out! Mods, strike at will!

Moe Rhonic · May 5, 2012

Could a Mod please delete this thread? I've looked to see if I could and it doesn't appear that I can...

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