my current employer, 2 lawyers, one is retiring, the other going to in-house counsel for client. I am told that client will now pay me but i'm not interested in job=its not same position and too physically demanding. Client (new employer) is tyrant. Current employer says firm not ending, just they will no longer compensate me. New employer will match salary but still not interested. If they force me to go on his payroll, is that in effect laying me off? Can I claim unemployment to find suitable work?
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It seems to me that you cannot be forced to work for an employer who is not the one for whom you've been working and who is unacceptable to you. If there no longer is work for you at the law firm, then it seems that you have been laid off and, barring complications, should qualify to receive unemployment compensation so long as you are diligently pursuing new work.
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