You have to apply for it. You can only receive unemployment if you are currently unemployed, searching for a job and otherwise qualify for unemployment benefits. Some of the qualifications include not being fired for any cause of your own, having worked at your previous place of employment a certain # of hours a week for a certain amount of time, etc.
Each employer you list in your claim for unemployment benefits is contacted by the employment security office in investigating you claim. The state then determines your eligibility. Each employment is evaluated in it's own case.
Generally you will be disqualified for the amount of time that you receive severance. For example, if your weekly benefits are $400 a week and you earned $1200 severance, then you will be disqualified for a month.
No. You are not supposed to receive unemployment if you were fired "for cause," meaning you did something wrong. If you apply for unemployment, the employer has an opportunity to dispute your eligibility, in which case your application will be rejected. There is a chance the employer will not take that opportunity.
You have the right to file for unemployment, but if you receive a severance package from your employer you may be violating the terms of your severance package by filing for unemployment.
To receive unemployment in Oregon, one must have worked 500 hours of subject employment as a requirement. The amount of unemployment received will depend on the wages that were paid by the employer.
An employer can't deny unemployment benefits; only your state's unemployment office and approve or deny unemployment benefits. It's up you state to determine if you are eligible to receive benefits.
Absolutely. There will be a hearing where both you and your former employer can give the reasons for your termination, and the Unemployment Bureau will determine whether or not you can receive benefits.
This is a bit confusing. If you have been disqualified, you are not receiving an unemployment check. You may appeal the decision within thirty days (the sooner the better), but unless the decision is reversed, there will be no check. The appeal process can take four to six weeks as well, and it can take thirty days after a reversed disqualification to receive payment.
In most cases, yes you can. You will receive notification once you file for Unemployment. When you file you select fired for attendance, or if that's not there then select fired/disqualified. Once you have filed you will be sent a letter and asked to call a number and claim (although no money will be given at this point). After about 5 weeks you are asked to do a phone interview where your employer, an Unemployment agent, and you will participate. Most cases your employer won't participate but there are some that do. After the interview they will determine if you were fired because of an ongoing medical condition or if you just didn't go to work. If your reason is the latter, you will most likely not receive benefits. If you do have a recurring medical condition, then mention this to the claims interviewer that you talk to and they will ask you to fax this info to them to give "evidence" to your claim. You will receive notification from the Unemployment center after approx 3 business days if you will receive benefits or not. Basically, if you get the unemployment you were penalized 5 weeks without benefits because of the attendance issue.
We have access only to people to whom we've contributed unemployment. The state has access to that information and uses it to determine how much, if any, employment a claimant is eligible to receive.
Typically Unemployment Compensation occurs when one loses their job either because they were fired or layed off by an employer. By law, the employer is required to pay that person a percentage of their pay for a set number of weeks. If one quits a job, it can not be collected.
No. You only collect unemployment benefits from the "liable state" (which collected payroll taxes from the employer an applicant had worked for). However, if you had worked in another state during the current base year for that state, the "agent state" (where you live) can help you collect from that state.
Only you have access to your unemployment status. However, the people at the Unemployment Office do have access to your information. Also, your previous and sometimes next to last employer are aware that you are filing for unemployment & they receive a copy of what you say when you file for unemployment, but that is all. For example, if when you file you state that you are "laid off due to a lack of work", that information will be sent over to your employer so they can make their response for the reason (s) that you are no longer employed with that company.