State Unemployment

State Unemployment Unemployment benefits have been heavily used by many Americans since 2008.  Rising unemployment numbers combined with lower paid wages has equaled an unprecedented demand on unemployment insurance for people across a variety of backgrounds, education levels and family sizes.  Recently a state of panic has set in for many unemployment insurance recipients as [...]

Unemployment Extension 2012

Unemployment Extension 2012 Since late 2008 millions of Americans have suffered through the worst recession the United States has suffered since the Great Depression.  In an attempt to revitalize the poor economic status of the country, Congress and President Barack Obama passed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.  This “Stimulus” bill and other [...]

Do I Qualify For Unemployment?

Do I Qualify For Unemployment? As individuals have continued to lose their jobs and wait for the long delayed economic recovery that the country has been hoping for, many people are faced with this task of answering the question: “Do I Qualify For Unemployment?”  It can be a complex question to answer, especially for those [...]

Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment Benefits As the economic recovery the United States has been prolonged and unemployment rates throughout the country of remained historically high the demand for unemployment benefits (sometimes erroneously known as “employment insurance”) has increased significantly. Unfortunately, the laws and regulations relating to these benefits can be difficult understand there are many misunderstandings about how [...]

What Is Unemployment Insurance?

What Is Unemployment Insurance? Unemployment insurance benefits are a temporary means of providing financial assistance to individuals and households who have experienced of job loss or not able to work enough hours each week to put food on the table, pay for bills, and otherwise meet normal monthly expenses. Unemployment benefits programs are administered jointly [...]

Unemployment Requirements

Unemployment Requirements Due to the delayed economic recovery and the persistently high unemployment numbers throughout the United States many individuals have been left with no alternative except to look at filing for and receiving unemployment benefits. Unfortunately, most of these individuals are found out that understanding the requirements to receive unemployment and completing the unemployment [...]

Unemployment Eligibility

Unemployment Eligibility Unemployment benefits are provided to workers who are either underemployed or without any type of employment. They serve as a temporary means of income between the time you lose your job and find a new one. Because of many different law changes over the past few years there has been a lot of [...]

Am I Eligible For Unemployment?

Am I Eligible For Unemployment? Following a job loss or after suffering a reduction of weekly work hours, the last thing you feel like doing is trying to figure out whether you qualify for unemployment benefits.  Unfortunately, it is vital that you take the time to properly find the answer to the important question: “Am [...]

Claim Unemployment

Claim Unemployment Unemployment benefits are available throughout all 50 states and various United States territories to individuals who meet various requirements.  The purpose of allowing people to claim unemployment compensation is to provide a temporary means of financial assistance for unemployed and underemployed workers while they conduct a job search for a new source of [...]

Unemployment Online

Unemployment Online With the rise of various technologies, including the Internet, individuals who are out of work or underemployed can not file for unemployment online.  This helps to greatly speed up the time it takes to process your unemployment insurance (“UI”) claims and offers a considerably more  convenient method for citizens to interact with their [...]