Is begging a laid-off employee to stay an offer of employment?
<p>About a month ago, I asked <a href="https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/168434/what-should-i-do-if-hr-doesnt-know-about-a-planned-layoff">a question</a> over on Workplace. TL;DR: I was informally told I was being laid off, but when I asked HR about rights and benefits, they were totally unaware of any layoff.</p>
<p>Looks like I was right to be suspicious, because there was no layoff. Now my immediate supervisor is begging me to &quot;extend&quot; my employment. I've already given them an extra two weeks. (I guess I'll find out on the 19th whether I'm actually being paid...) Now I'm being asked for another &quot;extension.&quot;</p>
<p>I've already made financial and personal decisions with the understanding that I'm being laid off. My supervisor does not have unilateral authority to make job offers. <strong>Does being asked to &quot;extend&quot; after being &quot;laid off&quot; constitute a job offer for purposes of claiming unemployment? In other words, if I refuse to be jerked around like this, have I &quot;quit&quot;?</strong></p>

<p>If you have already claimed unemployment, this might be considered a job offer. If you have not yet field a claim, then it doesn't matter, only offers after a claim is field affect unemployment benefits to the best of my understanding.</p>
<p>You could ask for a job offer in writing. If one is not provided, that is pretty good evidence that there never was an offer. If one is provided, you will have a clearer notice of the offered terms and duration, and that the offer is authorized, and can better judge what to do.</p>

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