You had to work 20 weeks during the 52 week period in the last 5 quarters before filing.
Unfortunately, retiring does not qualify you for unemployment benefits. You need to have lost your job, etc., not just retire.
There are several kinds of government aid available, especially if you currently have no income. You should be eligible for unemployment in New Jersey, and should file at a government office.
According to the information on page 5 of the Related Link below, such an owner would not be eligible for unemployment benefits.
You can as long as you comply with the New Jersey laws relating to unemployment compensation.
No. To be eligible you have to, among other criteria, be able to seek full time employment which you would not be able to do while in jail.
Probably not.Another answer:Only the "liable state" (the one where your employer pays its unemployment taxes to) is the one you receive your unemployment compensation from.
According to the Related Link below, if you move to a state with Employment Benefits, you are eligible for up to 20 weeks of benefits. I the state does not have those benefits, then you may receive up to 2 weeks.
If i am not mistaken, the unemployment office for New Brunswick NJ is located at 506 Jersey Ave.
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Normally they will backdate a claim no further back than Sunday of the week you file, so file ASAP. See the Related Link below.
Under the Interstate Unemployment Agreement provisions you could file in either, but preferably in New York since it is the "liable state" which collected the unemployment taxes from your employer.
Unemployment is not one of the deductions from a worker's paycheck. The employer, only, pays for unemployment insurance.