My employer is letting me go for a period of 6-8 weeks and will continue to pay health ins premiums. Can I still collect unemp benefits?
Apply. I've been on the other end of that stick--as the employer. There's paperwork the Unemployment Office will have to go through with the employer.
They'll send a letter that says you've applied. The employer may fight it--a simple matter of saying "No. " It's sometimes the automatic response to receiving that letter, so don't be offended.. It takes the responsibility of making that decision off the employer.
The unemployment office has to receive that appeal, review it and make a determination. You might not be eligible. .
You're not exactly being let go, I don't think. Seems more like furloughed--you said 6-8 weeks. You still have a job.
Otherwise your benefits would lapse or go to COBRA. You may be eligible for 6-8 weeks' worth, but it may--no, likely won't be instant. But the Unemployment Office is who will dish out the funds, perhaps from Tallahassee, and it's not like they magically send you a check--you're going to have to apply.
There is no way to know if you'll get them if you don't apply. The unemployment office's phones may even say something along the lines of, "This call does not guarantee benefits," just like when I call Blue Cross about my health insurance. If you're not the only one, or if it doesn't make you uncomfortable, ask your HR manager--they're paid to know these things.
They may not want to discuss it and may tell you that you have to ask the Unemployment Office. In any event, you're going to have to "walk it through" if you want anything to happen quickly. I suggest you get to know the name and direct phone number of someone in that unemployment office.
And make sure they know your name and face.. How? They may assign you a case worker, with whom you may speak, or ask if you can sit and talk with someone, ask some very general questions about the application process--and here's the kicker: ask them for their business card and make sure their number is on it.. You can now circumvent the "Press 1 for this, Press 2 for that" and get directly to a person, or at least directly to that person's voice-mail, on the first call.. Don't leave that office without meeting someone one-on-one. From that point forward, by picking up a phone, you guarantee they don't forget about you.. Make sure you call--politely--once a day to follow up until you've got a result, good or bad.(This is what I do every day, just not unemployment and not in Florida.).
The amount you receive for unemployment is based up your past earnings. We use the wages you earned in a period of time that we call your base period1. We use the highest quarterly amount from your base period and divide that amount by 26 to determine the maximum amount you may receive per week on unemployment.
For example, if your highest base period quarter was $2600, we would divide that number by 26 and you would be eligible for a maximum of $100 per week. The current range for unemployment weekly benefits runs from $72.00 per week minimum to $357.00 per week maximum. We use the wages reported to us by employers that you have worked for in Idaho.
We can use wages from other states, from work done as a federal employee, and if you were active duty in the military (with some restrictions). When you file for benefits, you will receive a form called a Monetary Determination. This form shows your base period, the employers who reported wages to us during the base period, and the amounts they reported.
It will also show your weekly benefit amount, and the total amount you may draw during your benefit year. If you think that any of the information is wrong on your Monetary Determination, you must contact the Department of Labor within 14 days from the mailing date of the Monetary Determination. (Click here for a list of the Idaho Department of Labor locations in Idaho.) You should be prepared to show some kind of proof as to why the amounts shown are wrong, or proof that an employer you worked for does not show up on the Monetary Determination.
We will investigate and possibly contact the employers you worked for to try and find out what the correct amounts are. You will receive a Monetary Re-Determination after we complete the investigation. How many weeks can I collect unemployment insurance benefits?
The law has a formula for calculating how many weeks of unemployment insurance benefits that you may qualify for on your claim. The number of weeks of full entitlement you can receive will vary between 10 weeks at a minimum and 26 weeks at a maximum. The formula is a ratio of your total base period wages divided by your highest base period quarter.
Basically, the person who earns a consistent wage in each quarter in the base period1 is awarded more weeks of unemployment. A person who has periods in the base period where they did not work as much, or earned much more than the other quarters will have their number of weeks reduced because of the ratio formula. In some instances, a person who earns substantially more in one quarter than in the three remaining quarters may not be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.
When you file a claim for unemployment, it is set up for a 52-week period. If you draw a full weekly benefit amount each week, you will run out of money in the number of weeks that you are entitled to. You can work and draw unemployment.
(See question Can I work and still collect unemployment insurance benefits?) If you work part-time and are not able to find a full-time job, your unemployment benefits may last the entire 52 weeks. It just depends on what rate you draw those benefits out. What is a base period?
The base period is the four quarters of earnings that are used to determine how much unemployment you qualify for. Idaho Department of Labor uses a regular base period of the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters. If you do not qualify using the regular base period, you may qualify using the alternate base period of the last four completed calendar quarters.
What is a benefit year? The period of 52 consecutive weeks beginning with Sunday of the week in which an individual files a new valid claim for benefits. A subsequent benefit year cannot be established in Idaho until the expiration of the current benefit year.
Can I use wages I earned in another state, the military or the Federal Government? When you file a claim, report all employers you performed work for, including those in any other state, in the last 2 years and employment from military and federal employers. Provide complete addresses and dates of employment.
We will request wage information from another state, the military or federal government and combine those wages with any other wages you have earned during the base period1 in order to calculate your weekly unemployment insurance benefit amount. What if I work for a school system? Employees of educational institutions are not eligible for benefits based on such employment when a claim is filed between academic years or terms and during customary vacation or holiday recesses, if they have reasonable assurance of returning to that type of employment in the period immediately following the vacation period or holiday recess.
If you are a non-professional school district employee and are denied benefits or your benefits are reduced between academic years or terms and later you were not offered an opportunity to perform services for the educational institution, and you continued to certify for benefits, you may be eligible for retroactive payments of benefits. You must make the request for retroactive payment of benefits within 30 days of the start of the academic year or term. If you have sufficient earnings with employers other than educational institutions, you may be eligible for benefits based on the other employment even while you are between academic years or terms.
When does my claim begin? With few exceptions, your claim will start with the Sunday of the week in which you first file your claim.
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