Comments on: Unemployment Benefits Eligibility

By: wendy

wendy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:04:34 +0000

i worked in maryland march 2008 thru april 2009 then started in arizona may 2009 to july 2009 when am i eligable for unemployment in arizona

By: unemployed after severance

unemployed after severance — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:41:53 +0000

It is inaccurate to say that a severance package makes you ineligible for benefits. You will not be able to collect for the duration of the severance pay, but in most states you will be eligible after your severance runs out if you have not found employment by then and you still meet the other eligibility criteria.

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:23:55 +0000

im currently a employee at a call center that was recently bought out. Now they cut our wages, we still have the possibility for bonuses, not paying us for our ten min breaks or the time in rest room. they also changed the whole way they give commission so we never know how much were making. we were union before we were bought out but the new company and wont agree to any of the contracts the union have tried to incorporate our union rep quit after there first union meeting i was wondering if i would be accepted for unemployment ive tried call customer support and cant get a straight answer there telling me i would have to quit to see and with a 4 yr old i cant just quit with out knowing it i have a chance. please help thank you

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:45:16 +0000

I have been collecting unemployment benefits for the past 2 months. I have actively been looking for a job and recently was hired b a friend who manages a sandwich shop. At the interview with the owner I was told my application was lost. The two days that I have worked there I have not clocked in or out and have not been given a time card, nor has it even been brought up. I have also not filled out any forms such as I-9 or W-4. My question is if I quit now will I still get my unemployment benefits. Am I even technically an employee?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:49:23 +0000

I have a job currently in the mortgage business. I was lied to by the 2 loan officers that I assist at the time they offered me to job (1 year ago). They told me they closed 50% more business consistently than they do or ever have. My pay is a base plus bonus, based on the amount of business that they close, so my income is far less than they lead me to believe it would be. I left a job that paid me twice as much as I am currently making to go to this company based on the lies. Aside from leading me to believe that I wold make a certain amount of money, they also said I would have balance and be able to take days off and that has also proven untrue. I have been looking for another job but find that it’s hard to work a 9 hour day and job hunt effectively. I also do not work well with one of the 2 guys that I assist. I ind him to be disrespectful and to push his job and things that he should be doing onto me.

My question is this- if I quit the job due to insufficient pay, am I eligible to receive unemployment while I look for a new job? Would I need to have a case as far as the 1 loan officer that I conflict with? Ideally I want out of the mortgage business because it is such an awful industry now. The stress is killing me on top of being miserable at my job and not making enough money to make ends meet.

By: Aerin

Aerin — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:52:43 +0000

Hello, I have been receiving unemployment benefits since last August through the state of North Carolina. I have had massive difficulty finding employment which has only become more difficult since my pregnancy became obvious. I am due to deliver my baby this coming August. At that time I will have exhausted my year of eligibility. My question is – do my pregnancy and birth effect any chance I may have acquiring another extension of benefits? After a year in NC, do I then receive benefits from the federal government or is there another tier of extension from my state? When I prepare to give birth and for at least a week afterwards, do I file my weekly certification as though I was “unable” to work for work? How does that effect my future eligibility?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 30 May 2010 15:28:53 +0000

If an employer (a school district) changes the hours drastically that it will cause a hardship (childcare issues), can unemployment benefits be collected? The start time changed from 8:45 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. I can apply to other districts (which I will) but most districts already have signed contracts for next year.

Thanks for your assistance.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:42:52 +0000

Hello,
I was hired on a two-month contract. During that time, I found out that this is a place I do NOT want to work (for example, they have multiple lawsuits pending against them regarding harassment and such). The employer has offered me an extension to my contract, for an additional 2 months (at which time they will decide whether to offer an extension of another 5 months beyond that). If I choose not to extend my contract, does that make me ineligible for unemployment benefits in Colorado?

Someone who works for the unemployment office in Illinois told me that it does not matter WHY I choose not to accept the contract extension — in their eyes, the contract has ended, and I can receive unemployment benefits. But do other states look at this the same way? (Talking to the rep at the Colorado unemployment office did not yield a clear-cut answer for me.) Thanks very much!

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:21 +0000

Hi there! I was hired through a temp agency for a temp-to-hire position last year. We were told in no uncertain terms that any absence or tardiness would be grounds for immediate termination. 2 months into our 3 month ‘probation’ I recieved a traffic ticket that made me late for work. Rather than face the indignity of being fired, I told the temp agency I had found other employment. Didn’t know at the time this would come back to haunt me. I just got a letter from the state saying that I may have been ineligible for benefits due to leaving my job, not being terminated. I’m wondering A) if I have any recourse to that, or B) how fast do I have to pay it back? C) How much trouble would I be in? I only took about 6-8 weeks of benefits til I got another job (that I still have today).

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:14:45 +0000

I work Full-time (28,000/yr) for a non-for-profit private Catholic School. My postion is being terminated along with the rest of the Food Service Department. I have been told I can not file for unemployment for numerous strange reasons. I have taxes taken out of every paycheck. Why would I not be able to file?