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The state of Alabama takes the first 4 quarters of your last 5 completed quarters of earnings leading up to the month of the quarter you are filing in. For example if you file in Dec. your last complete quarter was July-Sept. This is the 5th quarter so they look at the four quarters preceeding. If your gross pay is equal to or exceeds 1 1/2 times your highest gross quarter earnings of those 4 quarters you qualify for benefits. To calculate weekly benefits they will take the average of your 2 highest quarter earnings and divide by 26. The minimum amount is $45 and the max is $265 as set by the state of Alabama, embarrassingly low to say the least. Round up to the next dollar on amounts .50 or greater and round down to the nearest dollar on amounts less than .50. For example your two high quarters,of the 4 in question, were $5750.00 and $6000.00. The average of those two quarters is $5875.00. 5875.00/26 = 225.96 or rounding up $226.00. So whether your gross quarterly avg. is $6900.00 or $15000.00 both people receive the max benefit of $265.00 per week. This is an injustice!! If you make around $20,500.00 a year you'll get roughly 52% of your gross weekly pay per week, however if you make $60,000.00 a year you'll get about 23% of your gross weekly pay.
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Can you draw severance and unemployment at the same time in Arkansas?
Yes, but the severance could affect the amount of weekly unemployment benefits you receive. Check page 11 in the booklet found in the Related Link below for particulars.
Can you draw unemployment in Arkansas if your hours are cut from 40 to 32?
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What is the max in NC you can draw unemployment?
What the max you can draw
Can you apply and draw Social Security after you have applied for unemployment?
Yes, you can apply and draw SS after applying for unemployment or vice versa as long as you qualify for each of them by their own criteria. As they are 2 different programs, they do not interfere with each other.
Can you draw unemployment while waiting on workman's comp to start paying you?
You can only apply for unemployment if you are ready to go to work. The unemployment office will expect you to be ready and able to work. These are 2 separate issues.
If you work full time in the state of Texas can you draw unemployment if you are retired and draw social security?
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Are taxes taken out of unemployment checks in Arkansas?
Yes
How much does unemployment pay in Arkansas?
26 weeks.
If you live in NC and work in SC which state do i draw unemployment from?
If you work in SC then you don't need to draw unemployment. You, umm, work.
What are the states that allow you to draw both unemployment and Social Security?
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What number do you call to report for unemployment benefits in Arkansas?
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