You may qualify for unemployment benefits if you were fired through no fault of your own, such as not having the skills to do the job. You may not qualify if you were fired for misconduct or gross misconduct.
If the reason you were fired was not because of theft, drugs, misconduct, harassment, etc. but some fault of the employer you should be able to qualify for unemployment.
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Only if the firing was for reasons that were not your fault. You need to check with the employment security office in your state for clarification on the issues, as each state has its own criteria for determining justification.
The things that can get you fired include subordination, late reporting, and any other indiscipline behavior.
You can collect unemployment only if you qualify under state law - you have no income and you are actively seeking work, and you were not fired for a disqualifying reason.
Being under a doctor's care may exonerate you if the doctor were to write an excuse. If not, the termination could prevent you from getting benefits.
According to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce which administers UI benefits in the state, your eligibility to collect unemployment will be impaired if you were fired for "misconduct" which is defined as any action that is not in the best interests of your employer. You would be disqualified for up to five weeks. However, the eligibility requirements also note that if you were fired for "gross misconduct," e.g. anything that you could be criminally charged for, you may be permanently disqualified. This is the category that "stealing" would fall under. Note that everything is "may be" - you should still file for unemployment benefits. The worst that can happen is that they will say no.
If your teacher's retirement is classified as a pension, you need to contact your unemployment office for clarification. Certain pensions may reduce the amount of unemployment benefits a person receives.
Your collecting unemployment before has no bearing on your ability to do so now. All that matters is if you qualify under the current conditions and with your latest employer(s)
Yes, under certain circumstances the state allows you to collect unemployment and not seek work. See the Related Link below for hull details.
Unemployment Insurance (UI) is granted to those individuals who were laid off (usually because of lack of work) from their job. If you quit a job of your own accord, you may still be able to collect under certain conditions.Another answer:In most states, depending on the reason you quit it IS possible to collect unemployment for quitting, such as spouse's relocation/transfer, harassment/abuse at work, hazardous conditions of employment, domestic violence, etc. Check with your own state's employment security office for clarification.
If you take a continuous pay severance, unemployment would start when that ends, if you take a lump sum severance from your employer you can stare unemployment benefits a week after your job ends.
Yes, if you qualify under the laws of California. It falls under the interstate unemployment benefits agreement that the states are signed up with.
Yes. In the Related link below, page 5, "Are You Eligible for Benefits"; "Disqualifications"; 1) there are 9 reasons under which you can quit your job and still collect benefits.
In your resignation, if you are able, available, and actively seeking work and you were not able to perform your last job due to health reasons, the unemployment office will probably allow quitting under those conditions and approve your benefits. See the Related Link below.
You can't earn unemployment checks without being unemployed. If it's become too much stress, find another job.