Generally, unemployment benefits are only available to persons who have become unemployed through no fault of their own, and are willing and able to accept full time work. Eligibility for unemployment benefits can only be determined once the claim is actually filed and facts are obtained from you and your former employer. Please refer to unemployment insurance rules and regulations on this website.

You cannot receive both Unemployment Insurance and workers compensation for the same week(s). However, payment from Workers Compensation for purposes other than lost time, such as, payment of medical expenses, retraining allowances, or lump sum payments in settlement of an injury will not have an effect on Unemployment Insurance benefits.

After the doctor releases you to return to work with or without restrictions, within 150 days of notification of the accident, you should receive two copies of Form 15 with Section II completed indicating that compensation has been stopped and for what reasons. If the insurance carrier stops your compensation, and if you disagree, complete Section III of the Form 15 and send it to the Commission’s Judicial Department. This is your way to request a hearing to be held in sixty days.

Business owners are not generally eligible for unemployment benefits. Corporate officers are eligible for benefits if their corporation is no longer doing business, unless the corporation has not elected coverage and the officers have been notified in writing that they are not eligible. Other high-level managers and executives may be eligible if they have worked at least 680 hours in the past year and they lost their job through no fault of their own.

The law does not provide specific disqualifications for unemployment due to pregnancy. Any issue related to pregnancy must be decided under the regular eligibility provisions of the law, including being able to work and available for work If the unemployment is because of a labor dispute other than a lockout, the applicant will be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits for as long as the dispute continues.

You must be able to work, be available for work, and be actively seeking work each week you claim benefits.

Yes. Any unemployment insurance benefits you receive are fully taxable income if you are required to file a tax return. At the time you file your claim, you may elect to have the department withhold state and/or federal tax on the benefits you receive. You may change this withholding election one time during the year. The department will send you a 1099-G form at the end of the calendar year showing how much in benefits you received during the previous year.

Yes, your workers' compensation benefits do not stop if you are terminated. However, if you are able to work, the workers' compensation provider will require a job search to be completed for lost wages to continue to be paid. Temporary Total Benefits: These benefits are provided as a result of an injury the temporarily prevents you from returning to work, and you have not reached MMI.

You can resign at any time. If you resign, your employer is not obliged to pay your air ticket home. It is very important to note that no employee can resign and start working with another company. At resignation your visa is terminated. You thus have to leave the country and you can only return for a new contract after the whole term of the contract you resigned from, expired.

No, not if you are receiving temporary total or permanent total disability benefits as you must be medically able and available for work to qualify for unemployment. For additional information on Unemployment Compensation, you may want to utilize the Unemployment Compensation website at: http://www.floridajobs.org/.

No. You cannot receive Unemployment Insurance and SDI benefits simultaneously. You should consider Unemployment Insurance if you are now able to work and looking for work. You should apply for SDI if you are unable to work due to a disability.

Upon termination you should immediately file for these benefits. There is a one week waiting period. These benefits can be denied if you were terminated for willful misconduct as defined by the Pennsylvania Unemployment Act.

Employees are generally entitled to unemployment benefits unless he or she has voluntarily quit their job without good cause attributable to the employer and if the employee was not discharged or suspended for misconduct connected within the workplace. Misconduct may include reporting to work in an intoxicated state, tardiness, absenteeism, insubordination, and theft. Poor performance or unsatisfactory conduct may not be misconduct.

Yes. It is generally accepted that repetitive motion injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, and other conditions are either caused, aggravated, or accelerated by repetitive job activities, and thus are compensable work injuries.

Yes. If you are receiving UIB and do not plan to return to your previous job due to business layoff, you should check out what Sutter County One Stop can do to assist you.

Unemployment benefits are paid for through payroll taxes contributed by the employer. Certain non-profit employers may qualify to reimburse the state for any benefits charged to them in lieu of paying a tax on gross payroll.

To file a claim for unemployment insurance, you may contact the UI Call Center @ 1-866-783-5567 or you may file online. Names, addresses, job-site locations and telephone numbers of any employers for whom you worked during the last 18 months. Your SF-8 and SF-50 (if you worked for a federal employer during the last 18 months). However, do not delay filing if you cannot locate your federal documents. To file a claim online, click here.

Visit www.nj.gov/labor/ui/uiindex.html for information on Applying for Benefits, Earnings and Payment Requirements, FAQs, and other general information.

The general rule is that a person who voluntarily leaves suitable work without good cause, attributable to the employer, is not eligible for benefits. For good cause to be attributable to the employer, it must relate to the wages, hours, or working conditions of the job. A change in conditions created by your employer or a breach of your employment agreement which is substantial and adversely affects you may be good cause to quit.