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		ceejayoz on July 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less... > Why rush to return to work when you can make more staying at home? Because unemployment doesn't work that way. When your boss calls and says "hey, we're ready for you to come back to work", you're no longer eligible for unemployment benefits.

eggy on July 2, 2020 [–]

Yes, but until then you're incentivizedized to stay home and collect the larger check.

Not to mention the woman in the lead of the story took an unpaid leave of absence for her illness.

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