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    Default Will Unemployment Find Out That You Turned Down a Job Offer

    My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: New York State

    When you go on an interview, is that employer required to report to UE that they interviewed you? This is assuming that you just tell them you're looking for work and not that you're on UE. Thanks.

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    Default Re: If You Turn Down a Job Offer in New York State Will They Find Out

    No, they're not required to do so.

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    Default Re: If You Turn Down a Job Offer in New York State Will They Find Out

    Two things to keep in mind here. First of all, any time you are drawing unemployment benefits, you are expected to be and are swearing that you are able, available, and actively seeking employment. So make sure you are doing that. It's also real good idea for you to keep up with any jobs you apply for, interview for, etc. whether or not you are asked to provide a list of these weekly or not. Some states ask for it each week, some do not, but in every state, you are supposed to be doing it.

    While they do not check every single claim to verify where and whether the claimant has made a job search, the benefit accuracy measurement system of each state's department will do a thorough review of ever so many-ith claim, and if you happen to be this particular claimant, (or if someone has reported you) they will ask to see everywhere you have applied for work, as you have said each week in your certification. There is usually a question on the weekly certification form about whether or not you have refused work. But I'm going to go out on a limb and say most of the time, you not may get caught if you fail to report that you were offered and refused a job. If you do put down that you have done so, the claim will stop until they can get information about your job refusal and make a decision about whether it was a suitable offer of work. Refusing a suitable offer of work will stop your claim, if they find out about it.

    Second, you have to be actually OFFERED the job, and to turn it down because it's unsuitable, or there is something you found out about it that caused you to not like it before it would possibly affect your benefits. And if this happens, it is never a good idea to discuss this matter far and wide with a lot of people. The most common way that the unemployment system finds out anything much about claimants is that jealous and vindictive and irate family members and ex wives, etc., will call in and report, "Hey, did you know that so and so, who's drawing unemployment, got offered a job with XXX last week, and he was sitting over here laughing about how he turned them down.

    Several states have forms they encourage employers to complete, of new hires and such, that gives them some general information about where people may have gone to work. Employers tend to be pretty diligent about filling out these sort of forms, as it would be to their advantage if people filled out such forms and reported people who were drawing from their employer accounts.

    What I'd strongly encourage anyone who is receiving benefits to remember is that the benefits will end very quickly. Therefore, it is a good idea to be looking very diligently for other jobs. Try not to apply for anything you just plain old wouldn't want, that is not an equivalent job, or does not suit your schedule, etc. just to be getting something on paper that you did apply for.

    Turning down one job when you're applying for five or six others that may suit you better and you have many irons in the fire isn't going to be a big deal. Turning down the only job that you've actually interviewed for all the time you were drawing just might stop your benefits, particularly if reported. Will they find out? We can't say. Move forward and make sure you've got another job soon and you won't have to worry about this one.

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    Default Re: If You Turn Down a Job Offer in New York State Will They Find Out

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    Two things to keep in mind here. First of all, any time you are drawing unemployment benefits, you are expected to be and are swearing that you are able, available, and actively seeking employment. So make sure you are doing that. It's also real good idea for you to keep up with any jobs you apply for, interview for, etc. whether or not you are asked to provide a list of these weekly or not. Some states ask for it each week, some do not, but in every state, you are supposed to be doing it.

    While they do not check every single claim to verify where and whether the claimant has made a job search, the benefit accuracy measurement system of each state's department will do a thorough review of ever so many-ith claim, and if you happen to be this particular claimant, (or if someone has reported you) they will ask to see everywhere you have applied for work, as you have said each week in your certification. There is usually a question on the weekly certification form about whether or not you have refused work. But I'm going to go out on a limb and say most of the time, you not may get caught if you fail to report that you were offered and refused a job. If you do put down that you have done so, the claim will stop until they can get information about your job refusal and make a decision about whether it was a suitable offer of work. Refusing a suitable offer of work will stop your claim, if they find out about it.

    Second, you have to be actually OFFERED the job, and to turn it down because it's unsuitable, or there is something you found out about it that caused you to not like it before it would possibly affect your benefits. And if this happens, it is never a good idea to discuss this matter far and wide with a lot of people. The most common way that the unemployment system finds out anything much about claimants is that jealous and vindictive and irate family members and ex wives, etc., will call in and report, "Hey, did you know that so and so, who's drawing unemployment, got offered a job with XXX last week, and he was sitting over here laughing about how he turned them down.

    Several states have forms they encourage employers to complete, of new hires and such, that gives them some general information about where people may have gone to work. Employers tend to be pretty diligent about filling out these sort of forms, as it would be to their advantage if people filled out such forms and reported people who were drawing from their employer accounts.

    What I'd strongly encourage anyone who is receiving benefits to remember is that the benefits will end very quickly. Therefore, it is a good idea to be looking very diligently for other jobs. Try not to apply for anything you just plain old wouldn't want, that is not an equivalent job, or does not suit your schedule, etc. just to be getting something on paper that you did apply for.

    Turning down one job when you're applying for five or six others that may suit you better and you have many irons in the fire isn't going to be a big deal. Turning down the only job that you've actually interviewed for all the time you were drawing just might stop your benefits, particularly if reported. Will they find out? We can't say. Move forward and make sure you've got another job soon and you won't have to worry about this one.
    I appreciate the response. I'm very diligent about keeping records, and, after being called in to meet with a counselor at the UE office, keep them exactly to the specifications I was given. It turns out I was not offered the position which I interviewed for. I'm becoming much better at targeting jobs which I'm really interested in. This job had a lot of red flags.

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