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Thank you. Am I Eligible? Find out if you might qualify for unemployment benefits in your state. Each state sets its own guidelines for eligibility for unemployment benefits, but you usually qualify if you: Are unemployed through no fault of your own. In most states, this means you have to have separated from your last job due to a lack of available work. Unemployment insurance is a joint program of the federal and state governments.
State law determines who is eligible for benefits, how much they will receive, and for how long. Generally speaking, applicants must meet these three requirements to qualify for benefits:. Each state defines these terms a bit differently. This article provides general information on these requirements. To find out your state's rules, visit its website; for links to each state's agency, see State Unemployment Agencies.
Unemployment benefits are available only to applicants who are out of work through no fault of their own. If you are laid off or lose your job for economic reasons cost cutting or plant closure, for example , you will meet this requirement. If you are fired or you quit, however, it might be tougher to qualify. Your eligibility for unemployment benefits if you are fired depends on the reasons for your termination. Although states define the term differently, most states don't pay benefits to employees who were fired for serious misconduct.
If, for example, you were fired for stealing from the company, committing a crime, or willfully breaking a serious safety rule, you most likely won't be eligible for benefits.
However, if you were fired for failing to meet expectations or substandard performance, you probably will be eligible for benefits. In many states, an employee who fails or refuses to take a drug test is not eligible for unemployment.
Even if you are not eligible for unemployment because you were fired for misconduct, this might be only a temporary disqualification. Some states consider an employee who was fired for serious misconduct to be ineligible for benefits, period. In other states, however, the employee becomes eligible after a set period of time. If any questions arise related to the information contained in the translated website, please refer to the English version.
The EDD is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information or changes in the formatting of the pages resulting from the translation application tool. Some forms and publications are translated by the department in other languages. For those forms, visit the Online Forms and Publications section. More Information. Requirements to Apply When applying for unemployment benefits, you must: Have earned enough wages during the base period.
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