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Unemployment Benefits

Payments made by a government, state, or other authorized body to people drawing unemployment.

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Can you collect unemployment benefits in Kentucky if you receive a severance payment?

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If you take a continuous pay severance, unemployment would start when that ends, if you take a lump sum severance from your employer you can stare unemployment benefits a week after your job ends.

Do you qualify for unemployment insurance if you quit your job in Maryland to relocate and follow your husband to California?

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YES, you qualify in Kansas if quitting due to husband's moving, according to Kansas law 77-706, Article 7 (Employment Security Law), Section (a)(4) in the below Related Link.

If you live in Maryland and work in New Jersey where do you collect unemployment?

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You collect from the state where you worked. I live in PA but I worked in MD. My money comes from MD.

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You may file for unemployment in Maryland, the "agent" state, but through the interstate agreement, the "liable" state, New Jersey is responsible for making the actual payments

Can you collect Minnesota unemployment if you were fired for chemical dependency issues?

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Generally speaking, an "applicant" who was fired from their job is eligible for unemployment benefits in Minnesota if the applicant was not terminated for employment misconduct.

Employment misconduct means any intentional, negligent, or indifferent conduct, on the job or off the job that displays clearly:

(1) a serious violation of the standards of behavior the employer has the right to reasonably expect of the employee; or (2) a substantial lack of concern for the employment.

The following is not employment misconduct:

(1) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's mental illness or impairment;

(2) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's inefficiency or inadvertence;

(3) simple unsatisfactory conduct;

(4) conduct an average reasonable employee would have engaged in under the circumstances;

(5) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's inability or incapacity;

(6) good faith errors in judgment if judgment was required;

(7) absence because of illness or injury of the applicant, with proper notice to the employer;

(8) absence, with proper notice to the employer, in order to provide necessary care because of the illness, injury, or disability of an immediate family member of the applicant;

(9) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's chemical dependency, unless the applicant was previously diagnosed chemically dependent or had treatment for chemical dependency, and since that diagnosis or treatment has failed to make consistent efforts to control the chemical dependency; or

(10) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant, or an immediate family member of the applicant, being a victim of domestic abuse.

How much money can you earn while on unemployment in New York?

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Unemployment compensation is usually based on how much you were making when you were employed (up to some maximum benefit amount). The calculation is often fairly complicated, so your best bet is to contact the state unemployment office and check with them in your particular case what your weekly benefit would be.

What is the maximum unemployment you can draw in Tennessee?

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As long as the pension is not in excess of the weekly benefit amount, unemployment may still be collected. In other words, if the UI benefit is 200 dollars, and the pension is less than that, the amount of the pension will be deducted from the benefit.

Can you collect unemployment if you live in Oregon and get fired?

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You will need to go to the state employment agency, fill out the forms, and talk to an interviewer. If you do not go through the required procedure, you will never collect unemployment.

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Getting fired in and of itself does not prevent you from getting unemployment. Employers must pay into unemployment insurance. If they could keep former workers from getting Unemployment by simply firing them, they would fire unnecessary employees rather than laying them off. The interviewer may decide such happened in your case. Still, you must apply.

How long do you have to work for a company to get unemployment benefits in Georgia?

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According to the Handbook in the Related Link below, unless you were released for a disqualifying reason, you had to earn wages of more than 10 times the weekly benefit amount (from your most recent employer) or earned those wages in at least 2 quarters of the first 4 of the last 5 complete calendar quarters of the base period, of your total work history.

Can you work as a consultant and still receive unemployment benefits in Florida?

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It's not a matter of whether you work as a consultant but whether you meet all the tests for eligibility of unemployment benefits. Part time work may be permissible, depending on earnings versus benefits, etc.

Can you collect unemployment benefits and withdraw from your IRA in Kentucky?

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To qualify for unemployment compensation you have to have lost your job through no fault of your own, or quit with justifiable reasons. You also have to be ready, willing, and able to go to work immediately in a full time job which you are required to be seeking. Maternity leave under those conditions does not seem to apply.

Can you claim unemployment if fired in Nevada?

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According to the Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation, you are only eligible for unemployment if you are fired for a reason other than "misconduct as defined by law." That will usually mean that if you did something to the detriment of your employer which caused you to be fired you are not eligible for unemployment.

However, you should apply for unemployment benefits anyway. The agency will review your specific circumstances and make a decision - the worst that can happen is that they will say no!

Can anyone garnish unemployment benefits in New Jersey?

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i will have to say no it is exempt income only child support and IRS can the state doesnt want to pay your credit debts

How long can you collect unemployment benefits in Maryland?

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The state of Maryland offers unemployment benefits for a maximum duration of 26 weeks. The only case in which benefit period can be in excess of 26 weeks is if a Federal Extension program is available, which will be notified to the beneficiary. In all other cases only 26 weeks benefits can be claimed in one benefit year.

How long can you collect unemployment pay in Florida?

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One may collect for 6 months. (26 weeks). That is from Florida and your employer pool based on your earnings and being qualified.

During times of FEDERAL extensions (rare) you MAY be able to collect longer. However there must be more eligible weeks and you must fall within an eligible time frame (a window).

Right now there was up to 99 total weeks possible of unemployment payments.

So the answer is up to 99 weeks total. BUT the State MUST have a certain rate of unemployment to qualify.

It is based on six different programs (consecutively of course). And Some replaced the other. So it is complicated. and you may not get all 99 total weeks.

But YOU better try different methods of job search (in person, on line, company website and MUST MUST MUST register with EMPLOY Florida DOCUMENT and keep searching because sometimes benefits are retroactive.

The latest extension (July 2010) did NOT ADD any more weeks of pay. They MERELY added more time for you to qualify. Thus if you did not get all 99 (or how many weeks you qualified under) you MIGHT be eligible. But if you have exhausted all 99 weeks you do not get any more. DO NOT wait for them to contact you go on line and find out they have various extension programs EB, EUC and tiers

How long does last the unemployment pay in Michigan?

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There were 733,014 unemployed in Michigan as of October, 2009. The labor force was 4,848,654 meaning the employed numbered 4,115,640, or an unemployment rate of 15.1%. See the below Related Link for the employment history and charts for Michigan.

Can a person in New York collect unemployment and work part-time?

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It depends on the state's criteria, as each state is basically different regarding terms and conditions. It also depends on the history of employment, wages earned, reason for the lay off, etc. Most states also have a minimum limit on benefits, which might not be triggered with your part time earnings. Check with your own state's employment security office for clarification.

If you were fired can you be denied unemployment in Maryland?

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Apparently, according to the Related Link below, "Unemployment Status" Section 8-801; Part III indicates you would not necessarily be disqualified if self employed, but it cautioned to compare Section8-903 for clarification.

Can a person collect unemployment benefits and workmans compensation benefits at the same time in the state of Texas?

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No. You would collect Workman's Compensation benefits because you were unable to work, thus disqualifying you from collecting unemployment (you have to be seeking full time employment to qualify for this).

How much does unemployment pay in Florida?

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You can work part time in Florida and still get unemployment. Report your income each week: if you earn less than $58, it has no effect on benefits; anything over $58 will be deducted from your weekly benefits. If you earn more than the weekly benefit, you receive no benefits THAT week, but you don't lose it, as it is still a credit on your total available benefit compensation. See the Related Link below, "Certifying For Weeks", part 3.

Can you collect unemployment benefits in Ohio if you are a fulltime student?

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You must be ready, willing, and ABLE to go to work immediately on any shift available, seeking full time employment. This would prevent a full time student from receiving compensation. See Related Link below.

Can a part time employee in Illinois claim unemployment benefits if they are laid off?

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No matter which state you live in or whether you work full or part time, you are not eligible for unemployment if you quit your job. Only if you lost the job through no fault of your own (fired without cause, laid off, hazardous working conditions, etc.) can you collect unemployment benefits.

Can you continue to collect Nevada unemployment benefits if you move to Illinois?

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You can't just remain unemployed. You have to comply with Nevada's requirements to continuously seek full time employment, etc. for as long as your benefit period lasts, then you are in the same situation as if you were still in Nevada.

If you live in Indiana but work in Illinois where do you claim unemployment?

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You file for unemployment in the "liable state". In this case, you work in Iowa, the "liable state", but because of the interstate unemployment compensation laws, you can file in a state other than the "liable" one and they will work with the other state to help you.

What is the statute of limitations for filing unemployment benefits in Texas?

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12 months...you have one year from the initial file date to continue collecting unemployment benefits, provided you have worked long enough prior to your claim to have enough money vested to last that long. Hope this helps.