[2006alum]

Thanks for sharing - was going to post this CNBC story that isn't paywalled and profiles an employer in WA with a similar problem.

I'm torn about this because on the one hand, it's totally insane to make unemployment benefits better than salaried employment, and is totally counterproductive -- in a normal economy and public health backdrop. On the other hand, most of the businesses for whom this applies (restaurants, spas, nail salons) are the ones that are hardest to re-open in a socially distanced fashion, so maybe slowing down reopening of those businesses, and providing those workers with temporary relief, isn't the worst idea. But we taxpayers are sure going to pay for that privilege.

That said, I do think there's going to be a lot of employee resentment when they have to go back to work for less than they were receiving on unemployment.

[2006alum]

Thanks for sharing - was going to post this CNBC story that isn't paywalled and profiles an employer in WA with a similar problem.

I'm torn about this because on the one hand, it's totally insane to make unemployment benefits better than salaried employment, and is totally counterproductive -- in a normal economy and public health backdrop. On the other hand, most of the businesses for whom this applies (restaurants, spas, nail salons) are the ones that are hardest to re-open in a socially distanced fashion, so maybe slowing down reopening of those businesses, and providing those workers with temporary relief, isn't the worst idea. But we taxpayers are sure going to pay for that privilege.

That said, I do think there's going to be a lot of employee resentment when they have to go back to work for less than they were receiving on unemployment.