In NJ and other states like NJ, in order to qualify for unemployment benefits, you must meet all of the following four criteria: 1. Must be unemployed or working less than full time because of no fault of your own, (so for example if you were fired for misconduct or you quit, you may not qualify for benefits); AND 2. You have to be able and available to work; AND3. You must be actively looking for work; AND 4. You must have worked at least twenty (20) weeks OR earned at least $7150 in the last eighteen (18) months for an employer that pays unemployment taxes. > Hence, if you are disabled which means you are NOT able to work, you would not meet 2. and thus would not qualify for unemployment benefits.
Check your policy for specific details. Some policies will require that you be unable to perform one or more "activities of daily living". Others will require that your doctor indicate that you can't perform the duties of your full time occupation, others any occupation.
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The criteria you set out would seem to qualify you. However, each state sets its own criteria for eligibility and, in most cases, you could not receive both short term disability and unemployment simultaneously.
Because Workers Comp and disability are health issues, you can file for unemployment, but you have to qualify for them under Kentucky's laws like everyone else.
yes you do have to file state disability in order to get short term disability.
No, because there is no tax deductions in your disability which entitles you to receive unemployment.
Because the disability and lack of available work were no fault of your own should be no reason you would not be eligible for unemployment, on those issues.
Short-Term
I wouldn't think so. I know if you quit a job you don't qualify for unemployment so I would think it would apply to disability.
No unemployment for students (at least in Michigan) If I said no unemployment for full time students, that should cover all states. As far as disability, yes, you can get disability if you have short term disability insurance. Since this is just for knee surgery, no point in saying how you could get long term disability as you will be fine before that becomes a issue.
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Alabama does not have state short term disability. Many private short term disability programs are employee paid, meaning there are no direct costs for your employer to allow you the option.
Generally you can't collect unemployment while disabled because you have to be ready, willing AND able to go to work immediately for full time. Disability makes that impossible, in most cases. If the time frame and every thing else applies, you might after the disability ends.
Check your policy for language about disability while unemployed. Many will require that you be unable to perform two or more activities of daily living.