TCB- So when I worked for UWW, I essentially had lifetime employment with a pension? Guess I better go back and tell them that I want my "lifetime" job back because I was laid off from there when my position was eliminated June 30!

All State employees are required to take 16 not 8 days off without pay over the next 2 years. That's 8 days this year and 8 days next year. Not a single person at Unemployment is whining because they get a few extra days off. Anyone can file for Unemployment at any time and could be eliglible. Most workers who's hours are reduced by 8 or more hours could get an unemployment check. Unemployment workers are not paid thru a federal grant but the jobs are federally funded 100% so no money comes out of the state budget. In fact, these mandated furlough days will actually cost the state money for paying Unemployment claims for state workers.
State workers are NOT guaranteed lifetime employment.
Unemployment is hiring - let's see you put your money where your mouth is - apply!!

Do not forget you will have already had a consistant pay cut along with those days off, then take eight more days off and still get your job done. Then the federally funded state workers, who gets that money? Does it go back to the tax payers who could certainly use it?

Somebody please give me a job working monday thru thursday I will gladly take it. No complaining here

Yes they are state employees, being given a "day off" without compensation....technically laid off, but not able to collect unemployment compensation. This is just one of many days you will hear about. Every state office and university will be completely shut down for 8 normal business days over the next 2 years. None of the employees will be paid for these days and they cannot use vacation/leave time. Beyond that each state employee is required to take 8 additional normal working days off without pay over the next 2 years. And contrary to popular belief, all state employees do not make inflated, comfy wages. Most make below market wage for their position.

I just looked it up and they are employees of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. That sure looks like a full time state job to me, not Fed grant program.

"It's not long term, it's one day. It's also helping the budget. They should be happy they have jobs and get over the fact that they have to take a few days off."

Having the unemployment workers take a furlough day is not helping the state budget. These workers are not paid by the state. They are paid through a federal grant.

They are so top heavy anyway, just like the feds.

They can't claim unemployment for that day because no one will be there.... ha ha ha... ok sorry

They are being laid off and on top of that cannot claim for unemployment because their take home for the week is over the limit.

Furloughs and layoffs are effectively the same thing, with one small difference. A furlough generally has a set date of return, and a layoff does not. Depending on the governing law this may be defined as within 30 days.
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Obviously the state in designing its furloughs is going to ensure that they do not trigger actual unemployment of the state worker.

TCB...they most certainly are getting laid off - for one day. This is just one of several "furlough" days they are forced to take. They are not getting paid for the day off. It is a layoff.

It's not long term, it's one day. It's also helping the budget. They should be happy they have jobs and get over the fact that they have to take a few days off.

displacedworker:

They are not getting layed off. These are state employees, essentially given life time employment with a pension and now a 3 three day weekend.

Whew! The economic stimulus started working just in time.