Unemployment Assistance

Unemployment Assistance Unemployment benefits were created during the Great Depression to help individuals who were out of work until they could find a new job. Unemployment compensation is not meant to be a long term income solution for households. Instead, the payments are a stop-gap measure for people who are out of work and need [...]

Filing For Unemployment

Filing For Unemployment The number of people filing for unemployment has skyrocketed over the past few years as a heavy recession hit the United States economy and the economic recovery individuals were hoping for has been delayed longer and longer.  Unsurprisingly, unemployment remains high throughout most parts of the United States and people, now more [...]

How To Get Unemployment

How To Get Unemployment After you have lost your job, the last thing you want to have is a bunch of denial letters from your state’s department of unemployment informing you that your attempts to get unemployment have been denied.  Learning how to get unemployment is a bit of an art form and you need [...]

How To Collect Unemployment

How To Collect Unemployment Unemployment benefits are only available to individuals who meet a series of specific requirements.  These weekly payments are meant to temporarily replace (at least partly anyway) the income you were earning at the job you have just recently lost.  The laws governing unemployment insurance are jointly made by both the United [...]