Posts tagged: Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment Benefits and Extension in Vermont

Basic requisite to claim the unemployment benefit from Vermont is that you must have worked in the past for about 18 months before you are considered as unemployed. You can apply for the unemployment benefit either when you are jobless or when you work less than 35 hours per week in the State Vermont. If [...]

Unemployment applications drop to lowest in Washington

New claims for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level after two record setting years in 2011. Applicants for unemployment fell in a row, suggesting that the job market recovery was gaining speed.  Overall, average length of time in which the Washington workers collected the benefits has reduced from 42.2 weeks in 2010 to about [...]

NY unemployment benefits extension

New York governer Mr. David Paterson has signed a bill that extends unemployment benefits by extra 13 weeks. Paterson and lawmakers had to rewrite legislation in order to qualify for more than $645 million in federal stimulus money to help more unemployed New Yorkers for a longer time. If you need NY unemployment details, check [...]

Unemployment Benefits Comparison by State

Unemployment insurance programs are governed by State governments and are funded by state, federal and private companies that pay employment tax. Ultimately, it comes to the state government to balance the checkbook, so the state has to decide the benefits maximum amount, duration, and eligibility to receive the benefits. For this reason, you notice that [...]

Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment benefits are monetary payments made by the state or other certified bodies to laid-off people. These benefits are provided depending on the status of the unemployed person, and to those who get themselves listed as unemployed, and who are seeking a job. The state offers unemployment benefits through insurance programs within rules set by [...]