Unemployment Benefits

If you were part time and you cut back your own hours and it wasn't your boss that cut back your hours, then no you cant collect unemployment pay.

But if your boss cut your hours back and you signed a contract saying you are contracted to work 40 hrs a week and your boss hasn't gave a reasonable justification and no one else's hours were cut back I would speak to your local job centre and enquire about the situation you are in at the moment.

I would hazard a guess and say yes you could probably take your work to court for breaking contractual agreement.

Your boss has to give a reason to why they have cut your hours to part time, like there isn't enough sustainable work for everyone, or its a temporary measure for 6 months then you will go back up to full time

You could file for unemployment in Virginia, but under the interstate unemployment benefits program, only the "liable" state, Florida in this case would be obligated to pay, and under the terms and conditions of its laws.

If your most recent employer was in CT, and your employer paid unemployment taxes to the state of CT during that employment, then yes, you can collect benefits from CT while residing in ANY state in the US. Check your W-2 statement, and if your employer's state EIN is listed as CT, you're set.

You can earn up to 40% of your unemployment benefit without it affecting your compensation. For example, if your benefit was $200 per week you could earn 200 times 40%, or $80, and still receive your $200 benefit. See the Related Link below for details.

The state handbook provides that: "Your weekly benefit rate is one twenty-sixth (1/26) of the high quarter wages paid to you in your base period. Exception: If your high quarter wages are $3,575 or less, your weekly benefit rate is one twenty-fifth of your high quarter wages. Wages are applied to the quarter in which they are paid. The maximum rate is $405." You can finds links to the handbook and other New York unemployment resources at: http://click-for.info/unemployment/newyorkunemployment.html

Private Disability Insurance Private disability insurance includes sickness and accident payments, long-term disability, and short-term disability. This insurance is usually part of a benefits package at work. If you are currently receiving sickness and accident payments, you are still eligible for Pennsylvania work comp payments. Keep in mind: * If your employer pays the premium on your private disability insurance, the amount of your work comp payment will be reduced by the amount of your private disability payment. * If you pay the premium for your private disability insurance, your work comp payment will not be reduced. Unemployment Compensation A person who applies for unemployment compensation must: * be unemployed through no fault of their own (ex. Didn't quit their job) * be able to work * be available to work * register at a Job Service Office * have worked a minimum number of weeks during the year * have earned a minimum amount in wages during the year Whether or not a person continues to receive unemployment compensation is determined each week. If you are already receiving PA workers comp payments, there is really never any reason to receive unemployment compensation. Your work comp payment will be reduced based on your gross unemployment compensation payment. Example: If you are receiving $400 per week in workers compensation payments and you apply for $400 per week in unemployment, your workers compensation will drop to $0. In addition, the $400 in unemployment compensation will be taxable while the workers compensation payment was not taxable. Unemployment compensation may be an option if the amount of your unemployment benefits after taxes exceeds the amount of your work comp payment. This could possibly happen if you were injured after a short time on a low-paying job but had previously worked for a longer period at a higher paying job. Also, if your Pennsylvania work comp payments are being disputed (such that you are not currently receiving work comp payments), it makes sense to collect unemployment for something to live on during the dispute. Once you begin to receive work comp, any past due work comp payments will be reduced by the amount of unemployment payments you received during that time period

Interesting question. I think it depends on how far the job moved. Like, if you have a job in Kansas City Kansas and it moves to Kansas City Missouri - being adjoining cities - probably not because you could still drive to work. I'm sure if your job was moved farther away, your employer would terminate your employment and you could draw unemployment. Phone your local unemployment office and ask.

Both Tier 3 and Tier 4 were in effect as of 11/08/2009. See Related Link below for more details.

Yes, only the employers and not the employees. However, there are classes of employers not subject to payroll taxes if they employ independent contractors, or some seasonal work, etc. Each state decides its own classification.

If you are collecting unemployment in the state of Oklahoma you will most likely not be able to collect Social Security benefits because Social Security will count your unemployment as unearned income and not give you any deductions. Without the deductions from income your total income will almost always be too high to receive Social Security Benefits. So, you have to choose. If you are eligible for unemployment then you should take it and forget about your social security income because the unemployment will pay more monthly and while on unemployment in the state of Oklahoma you can receive Medical insurance through O-EPIC / Insure Oklahoma for a very small monthly fee (around $50 a month) The insurance offers $10 Dr visits and $20-$30 co pays on ALL other services ( for example a MRI under O-EPIC would have a flat co pay of $25 with no other bill to come in the mail) You can receive other DHS benefits while on Unemployment in OK such as Medicaid for your children and Food Stamps as long as the total house hold income does not exceed the income guidelines for your family size.

I have first hand knowledge of this ....... I was laid off and went on unemployment, I reported my unemployment income to Social Security because I have a disabled child who had received benefits in the past but had lost them only because my income became too high to qualify. I was told that because the unemployment was UNEARNED income it would be calculated differently, leaving my income too high to receive benefits despite the fact that the same amount of EARNED income would qualify him for maximum benefits. I argued that the unemployment was a benefit for working in the passed and should be counted the same as earned income seeings how I earned the unemployment by having a job and had to pay taxes on the unemployment ..... I lost he appeal and my son's SS Benefits. Hope this helps.

No, but they sometimes do. If you are being garnished, the amount that you are receiving in your paycheck is the amount that is exempt from levy. They cannot turn around and then levy that money again once you put it in the bank (that's double-dipping). Call the IRS and explain to them what's going on and they'll probably release one or the other. Better yet, call them up and set up alternative arrangments and they will release both. Of course, if you had a bank account with money in it other than your wages (a savings account, for example) they can hit both of those at once. You are going to have to prove that they levied the exempt money.

The two most common reasons that you would be denied unemployment benefits would be if you do not qualify for them or if your employer has blocked you from receiving them. For instance, the employer may show any of the following that would serve as a bar to collecting unemployment: The employee voluntarily leaves employment without good cause,The employee was involved in a physical altercation, Violations of an employer's drug free work place policy, Excessive absenteeism or tardiness, Intentional and material falsification of employee records

As long as you qualify for unemployment, and are looking for work, and are able to accept a job offer, you can collect unemployment. If you're not looking for a job, or your class schedule won't allow you to take a job, then you can't collect unemployment.

The employment office will check your class schedule to make sure you are able to accept a job if offered one.

If you complied with the unemployment laws of your state, then reporting the income will offset your benefits by some formula your state uses, up to the amount of your benefit. What you do not collect is still available to you as long as the benefit year has not expired. If you do NOT report the income, however, can result in pay back of benefits received, penalties, fines and or possible fraud charges that result in misdemeanor or felony penalties.

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If you lost a job through no fault of your own and you are eligible for unemployment, then you can collect it. However, if your probation officer wants you to get a job, then you need to find a job as quickly as possible. It is a condition of your parole. Make sure that you document all of your efforts towards finding a job. Write down where you have applied and the date that you applied. Show your officer that you are trying so that you don't go back to jail.

If you qualify for unemployment benefits in Maryland, then you move out of state, as long as you comply with the state's requirements to continue receiving them, then yes. The main question, however, is why and how you left your job. If through no fault of your own, most likely. If quitting, it's more complicated and you have to check with the state's office for clarification.

One of the most important things to remember is that the system works off the day you file, not the day you became unemployed. So it is important to file as soon as possible. There are certain requirements you must meet in order to qualify. You must have lost your job due to no fault of your own. ( i.e. laid off, business closed). If you did voluntarily quit you may still qualify but you must have a good work related reason( i.e. discrimination, sexual harassment) and it will probably go to appeals. It cannot be because you hate your boss and couldn't put up with another day in the pit of despair you once called your job.

After meeting that condition you must be monetarily eligible. Your employer has nothing to do with this. This determination is made solely on how much money you earned and how long you earned it. What I am going to explain is called your base period. This is the fifteen month period starting on the day you file and working backwards. Throw out the most recent three month period ( a.k.a. Quarter) and you are left with 12 months also known as 4 quarters. In those 4 quarters you must have earnings in at least 2 of them. You don't have to have had to work the whole 2 quarters, you just have to have earnings within them. What happens then is they take the two quarters with the highest earnings and average them. They will send you a form after you file breaking all of this information down and they will tell you what your maximum benefit amount most you can draw) is and what your weekly benefit amount will be should you be approved. Keep that letter because they charge for extra copies.

After you have met that condition you must be willing to work full time, able to work full time, and looking for a full time job. You have to meet this requirement on a weekly basis and if any of those conditions do not apply then you will not be eligible to receive that weeks benefits. You have to certify each week by phone or Internet in my state ( Alabama) by 5:00 p.m. each Friday. Not 5:01. They shut the system down and it will not reopen until Sunday at 12:01a.m. If you do not file on time they can deny your benefits. The longest time anyone can draw unemployment is 26 weeks unless you meet certain conditions that I am not very knowledgeable of. But those conditions do not apply to most.

Disclaimer:

This is for informational purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the laws and regulations that apply to unemployment compensation. I strongly advise everyone dealing with unemployment issues to contact their states unemployment office with any questions they may have. Remember, unemployment compensation fraud is a serious federal crime and can result in fines, imprisonment or both. Be sure above all that any and all information you give to them is true and accurate.

It doesn't. As long as you can qualify for them individually, you can receive both without either affecting the other.

If you receive any income, including 'in kind', it has to be reported. While receiving benefits, you must be , able, willingly, and actively seeking full-time employment as a condition to receive benefits.

The states of Illinois and Louisiana offset unemployment benefits by a significant portion of a recipient's Social Security benefits. In Illinois, half of a recipient's weekly social security benefit is deducted from the recipient's weekly unemployment payment. In 2010, Utah let its offset law lapse after the state's court ruled against a similar workers comp case on the basis of age discrimination and the territory of Puerto Rico repealed its offset law. Previously, South Dakota and Virginia repealed their offset law, but if their unemployment funds fall below a specific level, those states can deduct unemployment benefits from older workers who receive social security payments. Illinois AARP and Virginia AARP have made full repeal of the social security offset law a priority.

Yes. As an reserve member of the California National Guard your earnings during inactive duty training, annual training, or emergency State active duty are exempt from deductions of your Unemployment Insurance (UI.)

If you work 40 hours or more during a given week, then you are considered full time employed and will not receive your benefits.