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.
Because the SSA is very stringent about allowing Social Security Disability benefits, you are most likely to not qualify for unemployment benefits because you have to be able to work, which the SSA had to admit you couldn't.
In order to collect unemployment benefits, you must be physically able to work. In order to get disability benefits, you must NOT be able to work. So you can't have it both ways.
Disability benefits are received if you are unable to work. Unemployment is paid if you are able to work and actively searching for employment. These two definitions are contradictory, so you won't be able to legally collect disability benefits and unemployment.
If you are unemployed, through no fault of your own, such as weather, then you can definitely claim your unemployment benefits.
YOu cannot receive unemployment benefits at all unless you are available for work and actively seeking work. So, if you are DISABLED, you are not fit for work, and are disqualified from UI benefits.
If you file for unemployment and are not able to work, then you will be ineligible for benefits. However, if you are currently receiving benefits and become disabled, then yes...you would be flagged in their system to continue with benefits. It is a process because once you notify them of your disability, then your benefits will be placed on hold, you will be sent medical documentation for your Doctor to fill out, and return. The unemployment office will only know if you are disabled if you tell them.
If you were over paid by unemployment can that affect your social security benefits at all
No. You can't get SSA's disability benefits unless you can prove you can't work, which would make you ineligible for the state's unemployment benefit.
Because Kentucky looks at the base year (the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters) for qualifying, if your long term disability were before that you might not be eligible. Check with the state's employment security office.
Under Federal Law, there is a limit on whether garnishment applies. In the case of unemployment benefits, unless it is for child or spousal support, the benefits from unemployment or disability cannot be garnished.
Generally you have to be on a payroll for a certain time period to qualify.
If you're currently disabled and unable to work, you should apply for disability income benefits through your state.