Eligibility requirements can be found here. If an ex-servicemember is eligible for coverage, the state unemployment insurance agency oversees compensation administration. The Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees UCFE is the state-administered program unemployed Federal civilian workers can apply to in order to receive unemployment benefits. The UCFE program is administered by state unemployment insurance agencies acting as agents of the Federal government.
The program is operated under the same terms and conditions that apply to regular state unemployment insurance. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of , provides financial assistance to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster and who are not also eligible for regular unemployment insurance benefits. There is a specific provision in federal law that applies to education workers who want to apply for unemployment benefits.
This provision does not define educational institutions, leaving states discretion within this classification. Department of Labor, administers these types of programs for specific targeted populations including programs for federal employees, longshore and harbor workers, coal miners with black lung disease, interstate railroad workers, among other populations.
States administer workers compensation for all others. States receive federal funding to design and operate a program that meets one of the following purposes:. The list of TANF state programs can be found here. Short-time compensation programs, also known as workshare programs, provide support for businesses during economic downturns.
This policy choice allows for businesses to temporarily reduce the hours of their employees instead of laying them off. This could be voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, or divorce.
If you are entitled to COBRA continuation coverage, you must be given at least 60 days to decide whether to elect it. Group health plans must give covered employees and their families a notice explaining their COBRA rights. Plans must have rules for how COBRA coverage is offered, how beneficiaries may choose to get it and when they can stop coverage.
If you can't work because you are sick or injured, disability insurance will pay part of your income. You may be able to get insurance through your employer. You can also buy your own policy. Two Social Security Administration programs pay benefits to people with disabilities. Workers' compensation laws protect employees who get hurt on the job or sick from it. These laws vary from state to state and for federal employees.
If you get hurt working for a private company or state or local government, seek help through your state. Your state workers' compensation program can help you file a claim. If your claim is denied, you can appeal. Federal laws protect longshore and harbor workers, coal miners, nuclear weapons workers employed by the Department of Energy DOE or a DOE contractor, and federal employees.
Contact the workers' compensation program that applies to you for help filing a claim. If you feel that you have been wrongfully fired from a job or let go from an employment situation, you may wish to learn more about your state's wrongful discharge laws. Employment Service staff can refer you to job openings in your area, or in other parts of the State or country if you are willing to relocate.
They can refer you to various training programs. If job openings in your field are limited, they can offer testing and counseling to determine other jobs you might like to do and are able to do. If you believe you have special needs or considerations, such as physical needs or other considerations, which may prevent you from getting a job, they can refer you to other agencies for help with those needs. Disqualification from Eligibility If your reason for separation from your last job is due to some reason other than a "lack of work" - a determination will be made about whether you are eligible for benefits.
Generally all determinations of whether or not a person is eligible for benefits are made by the appropriate State under its law or applicable federal laws. The State will advise you of your appeal rights. You must file your appeal within an established time frame. If you've received a determination denying benefits, click here.
Benefits In general, benefits are based on a percentage of an individual's earnings over a recent week period - up to a State maximum amount. Benefits can be paid for a maximum of 26 weeks in most States. Additional weeks of benefits may be available during times of high unemployment see Extended Benefits.
Some States provide additional benefits for specific purposes. Benefits are subject to Federal income taxes and must be reported on your Federal income tax return. You may elect to have the tax withheld by the State Unemployment Insurance agency.
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