Jobs and Economic Impact

[ten ocho recon scout]

4 hours ago, gotbeer said:

The stimulus checks are sent out based on priority.  Income and age, with higher age/lower income combination getting it first.  So in your case, you probably are deep down in the last categories for getting a check.

As for your tax refund.  Sorry, I stole it from your mailbox and cashed it.  But yeah, you should have already gotten it.  Did you get one and not the other?  

No, i havent gotten either.

The stimulus i dont thinking get, because im working and have no kids. But the tax return im jonesing for, have some things to pay off. I claim zero all year and have extra money taken out each check so that i get a return to pay off christmas. 

Not so much this year....

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, Franklin Bluth said:

I wonder if you entered your direct deposit info incorrectly.

I do it old fashioned and get a check, so im sure thats the hold up. I think i screwed up and mailed it in juuuust as covidmania started, so it probably arrived to an empty IRS office and is sitting in a pile until they come back to work.

 

[gotbeer]

9 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

No, i havent gotten either.

The stimulus i dont thinking get, because im working and have no kids. But the tax return im jonesing for, have some things to pay off. I claim zero all year and have extra money taken out each check so that i get a return to pay off christmas. 

Not so much this year....

I think you can log into the IRS website, and check on the status of your refund.

[Jason]

10 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

No, i havent gotten either.

The stimulus i dont thinking get, because im working and have no kids. But the tax return im jonesing for, have some things to pay off. I claim zero all year and have extra money taken out each check so that i get a return to pay off christmas. 

Not so much this year....

My wife and I got a pro rated stimulus check and our first tax return in about 15 years. I did help out some family that aren't working and I supported my local gun shop and made sure my lib family and friends knew about that purchase. Now I know why Trump trolls so much. It's kind of fun at times. 

[Redondo]

12 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I do it old fashioned and get a check, so im sure thats the hold up. I think i screwed up and mailed it in juuuust as covidmania started, so it probably arrived to an empty IRS office and is sitting in a pile until they come back to work.

 

I get a check also for taxes.

Took a long time to get our stimulus check. 

Edited May 27, 2020 by Redondo

[Adam]

We got our $100 last week. Was really hoping the Trump sig was gonna be on it. Was disappointed that it was just printed randomly on the bottom

[Jason]

43 minutes ago, Adam said:

We got our $100 last week. Was really hoping the Trump sig was gonna be on it. Was disappointed that it was just printed randomly on the bottom

I got some IRS letter in the mail yesterday signed by him. Even though it's printed I framing that shit 

[Tank]

9 hours ago, Jason said:

I got some IRS letter in the mail yesterday signed by him. Even though it's printed I framing that shit 

We got the same letter. Not sure why it came two weeks after the stimulus check, but not complaining.

[gotbeer]

Another 2.1 million file jobless claims, but total unemployed shrinks

[gotbeer]

What's another 1400 jobs gone from Calolfornia.

Stitch Fix is laying off 1,400 employees in California, and plans to hire in lower-cost U.S. cities

This might be the biggest casualty of the Rona.  With everyone working at home, why pay Calolfornia prices when you can get cheaper across the nation.

[Adam]

22 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

What's another 1400 jobs gone from Calolfornia.

Stitch Fix is laying off 1,400 employees in California, and plans to hire in lower-cost U.S. cities

This might be the biggest casualty of the Rona.  With everyone working at home, why pay Calolfornia prices when you can get cheaper across the nation.

We look at the numbers too. We pay entry level hourly support staff $17-$22/hour F/T. Could pay $12-$15 elsewhere and with cost of living the employees would be fine. But, we love our people and we can still charge our clients enough. 

[wopphil]

I have had a number of clients leave California over the years. It isn’t just the cost of labor - it’s the cost of litigation. Employment litigation runs rampant in California because the state legislators and judges do nothing but make litigation more and more lucrative for plaintiff attorneys (the legislature, in particular). And then the politicians scratch their heads and stupidly question why businesses are leaving. 

[Adam]

7 hours ago, wopphil said:

I have had a number of clients leave California over the years. It isn’t just the cost of labor - it’s the cost of litigation. Employment litigation runs rampant in California because the state legislators and judges do nothing but make litigation more and more lucrative for plaintiff attorneys (the legislature, in particular). And then the politicians scratch their heads and stupidly question why businesses are leaving. 

I think last year we spent $180K in legal. All but $30k was California Based and California is only 10% of our business.

[gotbeer]

Jobless claims, total unemployment level worse than expected

Add another 1.877 million.

[Adam]

23 hours ago, calscuf said:

I don't know about things like discrimination and wrongful termination, but the CA workers' comp laws are seriously skewed in favor of employers and have been for about 15 years.

If you don't believe me, get hurt on the job. 

Before my current gig - helping mafuckas skirt ui, wc and other w2 related requirements, I worked for a legal copy service. I had a database full of low life scumbag pieces of shit who had filed dozens of WC claims against dozens of companies. Can't be all that employer friendly. 

[gotbeer]

And so it begins.

The biggest U.S. mall owner, Simon Property, sues Gap over skipped rent payments

[Adam]

52 minutes ago, calscuf said:

You’re going to have to trust me.  Anyone can file as many claims as they want.  Whether they’re compensable is up to evaluating physicians which the injured workers have very little control over.  For those genuinely injured which is probably like 99% of claims filed, the system is completely stacked against them.  If you have a bullshit claim you likely won’t get much or anything and you could be prosecuted.

However, it should be noted that   In 2005, Schwarzenegger made huge changes to the comp system that resulted in less benefits to injured workers and should have saved employers millions.  When those savings weren’t materializing they found out the insurance companies were basically pocketing the savings as profit. So, yeah.

I will trust you. I always settle those things before they get too far

[gotbeer]

Landlords Sue City Of LA Over COVID-Related Ban On Evictions, Rent Increase

[gotbeer]

Jobless claims total 1.5 million, worse than expected as economic pain persists

 

[gotbeer]

Total of those receiving unemployment benefits falls below 20 million

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• Weekly jobless claims totaled 1.48 million last week, worse than the 1.35 million Wall Street estimate.
• Continuing claims fell by 767,000 to 19.52 million.
• California accounted for the biggest surge as claims remained above 1 million for the 14th straight week.

 

[Kevin]

On 5/5/2020 at 1:47 PM, Adam said:

I'd become a voter if abolishing the middle-seat was on the ballot

I feel like this is close enough. Get ready to vote hard Adam.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/5377433002

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Kevin said:

I feel like this is close enough. Get ready to vote hard Adam.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/5377433002

Then we should never go back to them once this is over.

[Adam]

4 hours ago, Kevin said:

I feel like this is close enough. Get ready to vote hard Adam.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/5377433002

That dude would bitch if they didn’t sell so many seats but charged double. He’d introduce a price control bill

Edited July 9, 2020 by Adam

[St1ck]

I like the middle seat. It's the closest I'll ever get to a  ménage à trois in my life.

[gotbeer]

Jobless claims at better-than-expected 1.3 million, total getting benefits falls to 18 million