So you want to file for unemployment eh? Well, get ready. Dealing with any government office can be tricky, but with record demand for unemployment benefits throughout the country and the limited resources of each state you may find that the road to receiving your weekly unemployment check may be filled with a lot of frustration, fusion, and unnecessary delays by department of unemployment employees. To try to cut down on some of those problems we will lay out for you here some general guidelines that you should be aware of and follow.
Although each state has different rules requirements regarding unemployment insurance, information typically asked for will be very similar. First, you obviously need to give information regarding you personally when you file for unemployment. This will include your full name, any aliases you are known by, your current address, a daytime telephone number (this is very important! – you want the state department of unemployment to be able to contact you during their work hours if they have questions or need clarification on something you put in your unemployment application), Social Security number (or your Alien Identification Number if you’re not a citizen of the United States), your drivers license or state-issued identification number and your birthday.
Beyond your personal information you should be ready to give a lot of detail regarding your past employment history. Some states will ask for 18 months worth of history, while others will goes far back as 24 months. You’ll need to have the name and contact information for each company you previously worked for as well as the dates that you began and stopped working for the company and the Employer Identification Number for the company. The Employer Identification Number can typically be found on the W-2 or 1099 form you are issued while you are receiving payment from them.
Completing An Application
All states allow for you to obtain and submit an unemployment benefits application through the Internet. By far, this is the most convenient and fastest way for you to get a response on your unemployment claim. Many states also allow for you to save and uncompleted application and return to it later to put it information that you needed together. Be sure to check for how long your incomplete application will be saved in the State’s system, as some states will only hold your application for a limited duration of time – some as short as 24 hours.
If you prefer not to file unemployment online through your state department of unemployment’s website, you can also call a state provided hotline, talk to an individual and have that person fill out application for you while you provide answers through the phone. If you really have nothing to do during the day you can also go down to your local state office and file for unemployment in person (this is not recommended though!).
Be sure that you have completed every question asked of you on that application! Any incompleteness result in significant delays in having your application approved or denied.
Source: laworks.net/UnemploymentInsurance/UI_Claimants.asp
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