unemployment question ... USA

Here's my question. I was on a unemployment for the whole duration of 6 months about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago. I was working out of country after the 6 months ran out and only recently got real job in which I am currently employed for about 4 months. My questions are:

How soon is a person elegible for unemployment benefits AFTER he/she has used up his/her benefits the first time. Does it depend on the "time" between application for UB or on "time worked"

The reason I'm asking is because the things are beggining to look rather shaky at my job.

Also ... How will they calculate my monthly ... is it gonna be "all the time" (unemployed and employed) avereged ... which will mean I will get practicaly nothing or "just the "employed time" will determine my monthly/weekly ... whatever

Any help

uh, there is no time lapse, as far as i know.

if you are unemployed, you are eligible.
You could have gotten an extension on the first 6 months of benefits you received.

If over a year has elapsed, i dont see any reason why you would not be eligible.
They do calculate your check based on what you made and the time you were there.

For example someone making 30k at a job for a year will get a bigger unemp check than a person that made 30k but only worked for 6 months.

i've had friends that work temporary assignments and apply for unemployment everytime each assignment ends. It's a big hassle, but it works.

Bush killed the extension of 3 months ... I don't really care but if all the ppl before me got it why shouldn't I ... anyway.

What if you get paid by the hour... are they gonna take my earnings for 4 months that I worked "so far" and devide it by 2 years (or whatever the timeframe they use to determine that) or are they only gonna use the 4 months.

Obviously if they use 2 years for the devision I'll get a check of $20 per week which is nothing.

Wht dont you phone\visit your local unemployment office....and ask them? :rolleyes:

Because I'd have to stay on hold for hours and I'm at work right now. I figured someone here'll know /been in the same situation.

Basically I just wanna know if I can afford to tell my boss to ****-off... (Yeah .. I said it!)

:D

Well for those kinda long hold times ...I use my speaker phone... ;)

As for the unemployment laws where you are...I am not sure if the US has federal laws governing this or if it is local??

Here in Canada...its federal...and we have websites with the info too

Also here in Canada..if you quit or are fired with cause..you do not qualify.....or you have penalties

What I am saying...before you go telling your boss what you REALLY think of him...I would be sure I fully understand the consequences of your actions.

MLF

i got unemployment for a job i worked a year.
I made 8.50 an hour bringing home gross 340/week and net 276/week (i claimed no exemptions)

my unemployment check for that job was 156/week.

Maybe that will help.

if you quit a job you better have a real good reason and it cant be because you think your boss is an ass-hole. he/she has to be doing something really wrong and you must be able to prove it at a hearing and your x boss will be there saying your lying.

you may still be able to collect after a penelity period of 5 weeks or more but you'd only be entitled to what you've accumulated in the four months you've been working.

as a general rule...never quit a job unless you have another one to go to. if you want a job that doesn't suck you either have to know somebody or make the right moves. this is not a 'right move'.

OK you may wonder at a Limey replying.......................please listen to Tedob1's advice I really would not leave a job without another to go to.

Also remember that a potential employer looks for loyalty and consistency. A general rule of thumb (over here at least) is to wait a year.

Being laid off is no stigma, it happens, same story with company relocates.............leave because you think the boss is a jerk, and unfortunately that makes you a jerk. I know that sounds bad, but it is a fact of life.

Have you looked at the tax angle?...........are you due any rebates from the fiscal when you got laid off?

Did you pay tax when you were working abroad?..............I mean local tax............send me a PM if you are shy........section 485 of US dual taxation agreements can be quite fun

:D

Up to you pal :)

"you may still be able to collect after a penelity period of 5 weeks or more but you'd only be en titled to what you've accumulated in the four months you've been working"

what do you mean by that... i haven't been collecting for 1 +1/2 or so and only legally working for about 4 months... don't i get the full 6 months of unemployment or do i only get 4 months

Believe it or not, unemployment compensation was not
designed to be abused in this fashion. Yeah. I know. People do it anyway. Yadda.
Those poor old factory workers in the 1930s would be rolling
in their graves to know how easy you have it. They got laid off
in the great depression and got nothing. They created
this system to relieve honest, hard working people from
the genuine distress of being made homeless when some tycoon wanted
to fatten his dividends by firing workers. Think about it.
:cool:

i agree, rcgreen,

however, when a hardworking person is laid off and unable to support his family, he should get some form of help, dont you agree!

My major pet peeve with unemp. is that they are not strict enough in forcing people to find jobs or helping them do so. Cant speak for whole US, but in VA, as long as you report at least two places that you applied at during the course of a week, your check was mailed. The hardest part (not hard at all) was making sure you wrote it down, so if the office wanted a list, you could give it to them. When you 6 months deadline was approaching, go fill out an extension with the reason: unable to find employment.

I've seen so many people call and say they applied at some grocery store chain and some gas station every week because there are at least 10 of the stores and 20 of the gas stations within 15-20 miles.

I got laid off and the jerks cut my unemployment because I was in school. So, not only was I unable to pay my bills, I had late registration, no books, etc. I guess they would have preferred for me to stay at home and not work?!

I'm not abusing anything... I'm merly checking my options...

I agree w/ your opinion rcgreen. I've taken all 6 months of my UI merly because I had a chance to work oversees. (double income) which helped me to pay for college in the long run. I have no problem w/ anyone doing the same. What I have a problem w/ is all the losers getting pregnant and goverment taking care of them. Hell ... I know Puertorican family w/ 6 kids in subsidized housing and on food stamps (no racism here... i know there are plenty of whites just like that)

ps ....how'bout goverment starting a war that half the country doesn't want .... talking about waste of money...

I'm pretty sure that "quitting" doesn't count as "unemployment". Its for people that get layed off or fired, not for those that just don't want to work or don't like their job. Face it, most people don't like their job or their boss but they don't weight, quitting and collecting gov't money vs. working and earning money. The unemployment commision calls your former employeer to find out if you are eligable for benefits, so telling your boss to **** off probably isn't your best move. I'm pretty sure he'd tell the people this when they call.

they usually do a phone conference via three-way to make sure both sides are valid.