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johnthewoodworker

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57. Onward Christian soldiers, to the unemployment line.

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Tue Mar 31, 2020, 03:28 PM

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Salvation Army, that most Xtian of companies, just fired all their employees via conference call. [View all] TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 OP

Kick dalton99a Mar 2020 #1

Xtian is as Xtian does FiveGoodMen Mar 2020 #2

That's some cold-blooded shit. A one-day notice and cough up a grand or you lose insurance. brush Mar 2020 #89

Whoa. Kick Mersky Mar 2020 #3

Charming Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #4

Well, what did they expect? 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #5

Side effects, cripes another one. Brainfodder Mar 2020 #6

No ELOW (Extended lack of work) program? Freethinker65 Mar 2020 #7

Oh it's going to be a bloodbath. MissB Mar 2020 #8

Unemployment isn't an option. TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 #9

That's not true. Mosby Mar 2020 #11

If it isn't it's news to us TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 #13

According to this, your fiancee can get unemployment Kaleva Mar 2020 #19

Are taxes withheld in her paycheck? Beaverhausen Mar 2020 #25

Only SSI and Medicare are paid partially by employees. MoonchildCA Apr 2020 #124

Not true. I've worked in non-profit since 2004 and have been on unemployment stopbush Mar 2020 #71

Thank you TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 #75

Unfortunately the info you were given likely does not apply to your situation. whopis01 Apr 2020 #129

It is true actually. whopis01 Apr 2020 #101

Yes, if an employer does not contribute to the UI fund, their employees aren't stopbush Apr 2020 #122

My comments were really referring to the Salvation Army specifically. whopis01 Apr 2020 #130

Maybe the operative word is "left" for the best friend. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #91

I was being polite TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 #93

Did that assistant manager leave voluntarily? PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #127

Actually it is true whopis01 Apr 2020 #100

One of the relief bills that has just past KatyaR Apr 2020 #107

BWAHAHAA, it gets even funnier. TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 #10

Oh dear!!!! MissB Mar 2020 #15

It doesn't matter if they work for a non-profit. It matters if the employer pays payroll taxes Doremus Mar 2020 #42

And the Salvation Army doesn't pay those taxes whopis01 Apr 2020 #102

I know that was true in the past, but I don't think it's the case in the latest bill Trueblue Texan Apr 2020 #109

Can you go to another county? pnwmom Mar 2020 #50

In Dallas County it's illegal to travel to another County for a non-essential job BrightKnight Apr 2020 #144

Goods are free to them superpatriotman Mar 2020 #12

Good luck finding bell ringers Scarsdale Mar 2020 #45

Goodwill snowybirdie Mar 2020 #60

Boy have u got that right bedazzled Mar 2020 #85

Easter Seals is no better. Nt delisen Mar 2020 #66

St. Jude's and ASCPA get our tithing superpatriotman Mar 2020 #70

I am sure some Methodist Churches give to the Salvation Army BrightKnight Mar 2020 #94

I have not given them money in decades. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #128

Might be better to wait for cobra info from the insurance co or call for rate lunasun Mar 2020 #14

Cobra premiums are not cheap. Scarsdale Mar 2020 #46

COBRA plans mean the former employee now pays 100% of the monthly premium stopbush Mar 2020 #73

That depends on how much the employer SharonClark Mar 2020 #97

Management shows themselves to be the Damnation Army JHB Mar 2020 #16

Yikes...Kick 'em while they're down. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #17

Is this even legal? crickets Mar 2020 #18

Totally legal. Pepsidog Mar 2020 #23

National Headquarters are in Arlington VA - right to work state underpants Mar 2020 #61

Don't they have savings in operating capital? GeorgiaPeanut Mar 2020 #20

ACA plans are way cheaper and she should qualify for the special signup period mathematic Mar 2020 #21

Outrageous!! Congress must prohibit termination of health benefits and open up Obamacare for all. Pepsidog Mar 2020 #22

In what way(s) is/are 'Obamacare' not 'open to all'? mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #64

If you have more than to get any subsidy forkol Mar 2020 #83

Whom would Jesus lay off? Fritz Walter Mar 2020 #24

O.M.G. calimary Mar 2020 #28

What happened to their tRump bailout money? KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #26

Isn't COBRA coverage available retroactively? Ilsa Mar 2020 #27

Some yrs ago Cobra was quite expensive (89) bobbieinok Mar 2020 #33

Cobra is exorbitantly expensive burrowowl Mar 2020 #38

I know. We bought and cancelled ours Ilsa Mar 2020 #86

Sort of. GopherGal Mar 2020 #82

One thing this may show is how BAD employer supplied insurance is csziggy Mar 2020 #29

This is the big point of failure in our system MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #36

Often customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #30

Yep. Many employers are kicking in big time stopdiggin Mar 2020 #39

Yep, if you're self employed you know just how insane premiums are. LudwigPastorius Mar 2020 #68

It's god's will Bradshaw3 Mar 2020 #31

I guess ouija Mar 2020 #34

I dunno considering how deluded some of these people are n/t Bradshaw3 Mar 2020 #37

K&R SheltieLover Mar 2020 #32

And how many benefits and how much salary is McFarland going to keep. Is his job gone? nt in2herbs Mar 2020 #35

I suspect he'll get promoted.... Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #43

Found a link for SE Michigan... safeinOhio Mar 2020 #40

We're in Texas TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 #52

It looks like the 24 hour facilities are open in Dallas. BrightKnight Mar 2020 #95

COBRA Ad Infinitum Mar 2020 #41

Apparently, like Ron Reagan Jr., they are not afraid to burn in hell... beastie boy Mar 2020 #44

Sorry to hear of this nasty turn of events (including your impending nuptials) Fired... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2020 #47

Do you have insurance? I know an engaged couple who moved their wedding date up 6 months pnwmom Mar 2020 #48

Shameful. I could understand a temporary layoff/furlough. But to do a permanent layoff is iluvtennis Mar 2020 #49

Immoral and inexcusable. They operate wnylib Mar 2020 #51

Absolutely Unfricking Believable DarthDem Mar 2020 #53

We quit supporting SA a long time ago raising2moredems Mar 2020 #54

That most Christian of organizations? bubbazero Mar 2020 #55

"Do unto others before they know you're going to do unto them." MineralMan Mar 2020 #56

Onward Christian soldiers, to the unemployment line. johnthewoodworker Mar 2020 #57

Many people who get health insurance benefits through their employer . . . LaMouffette Mar 2020 #58

Man, I hate that passive language, "...it has been determined to lay off most our staff." LudwigPastorius Mar 2020 #59

Everyone? Nationwide? Or just in Texas /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #62

I don't know. So far, there are no news stories about this. MineralMan Mar 2020 #69

Most of the stores shut down 2 weeks ago... TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 #72

I see lots of stories about stores being shut down from previous days MineralMan Mar 2020 #76

tax law enid602 Mar 2020 #63

Sorry to hear about your fiancee's job loss.Doesn't this qualify her for special enrollment? tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #65

It should. TXPaganBanker Mar 2020 #77

It does. forkol Mar 2020 #84

Tough Times Show the Truth about People/Organizations OMGWTF Mar 2020 #67

I needed lemons yesterday and went to a discount grocer near me because it was closer than Publix. Blue_true Mar 2020 #81

My church's food pantry is still working, Ilsa Mar 2020 #87

I must say, I was upset when what I thought would be a really fast trip turned into Blue_true Mar 2020 #90

Employees should be covered under COBRA for 18 months Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #74

Contrast: My non-profit's vice president delivered the news to every store herself in person ck4829 Mar 2020 #78

Well, catbyte Mar 2020 #79

They can't spend money that they don't have. BrightKnight Mar 2020 #80

It's also difficult to spend money that has already been spent on the CEO's salary. Progressive Law Mar 2020 #92

Well, I think you need professional leadership for an organization that size. BrightKnight Mar 2020 #96

Failing to maintain reserve funds doesn't seem like professional leadership to me. Progressive Law Mar 2020 #98

Paying unemployment in TX requires reserve funds. BrightKnight Mar 2020 #99

I stopped putting money drmeow Mar 2020 #88

WARN Act violation? bluecollar2 Apr 2020 #103

I was also wondering about that. Metatron Apr 2020 #113

Post removed Post removed Apr 2020 #104

Try a different word, please. MineralMan Apr 2020 #112

Oh,.. I'm sorry I'm bi--, so no big deal to me. magicarpet Apr 2020 #118

I don't see this in the news anywhere Kaleva Apr 2020 #105

Affordable Care Act Qualifying Life Event Tanuki Apr 2020 #106

Good Christian family values...NOT. MarianJack Apr 2020 #108

I'm not seeing any news on this. I would think this would be on the wire Piratedog Apr 2020 #110

One would think this would be on the news but I can't find it. Kaleva Apr 2020 #111

Yep, I found nothing anywhere n/t left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #117

Yep, I found nothing anywhere n/t left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #115

Nothing on the internet about this left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #114

So to come up with the COBRA pay they have to pay over $1052.00 to have health coverage............. turbinetree Apr 2020 #116

Doesn't the Salvation Army run AA? kskiska Apr 2020 #119

AA is independent.. Permanut Apr 2020 #126

Cold. calimary Apr 2020 #120

Joe Hill called them "The Starvation Army". bluescribbler Apr 2020 #121

When I was let go from a job in 2008, the offered me the "continuing insurance" option Orrex Apr 2020 #123

Jeeeeezzzus!!!!!!!!! 🤬 BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2020 #125

what a shock that must have been. Your Fiancee must apply now for Unemployment, heres Sunlei Apr 2020 #131

She started it this morning. TXPaganBanker Apr 2020 #132

Can you provide a link to a news story covering SA firing everyone? Kaleva Apr 2020 #133

There is nothing on the internet about this left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #134

Seeing how I don't own a media company, I can't tell you why it's not a story. TXPaganBanker Apr 2020 #135

So, it's just part of the nationwide shut down ... left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #140

I don't know how that was unclear in my original post. TXPaganBanker Apr 2020 #141

Get on with your 'real story' b.s. left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #142

This is from the Dallas Salvation Army FB page TXPaganBanker Apr 2020 #136

maybe you could edit your OP to make clear this is just for Dallas stores Kaleva Apr 2020 #137

Because everything we have been told is that it was nationwide TXPaganBanker Apr 2020 #138

I did just find this about SA thrift stores in Michigan Kaleva Apr 2020 #139

It is illegal for the stores be open in Dallas County. BrightKnight Apr 2020 #143

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Apr 2020 #145

That's the fear that the employees have TXPaganBanker Apr 2020 #146

This message was self-deleted by its author BrightKnight Apr 2020 #147