When should I file a claim for UI benefits? What are the requirements for filing a valid claim? What is a base period? What is an alternative base period? What is a benefit year? What is the average weekly insured wage? What is the difference between eligibility and qualification?
What ls an Issue? There are three possible resolutions to an issue: The issue disqualifies you from receiving a portion or all of your UI benefits. The issue does not disqualify you from receiving UI benefits. The issue is determined to be set in error, thus it is simply removed from the claim.
Who is the last employer? Who is a base period employer? What is a waiting period week? What are wages? What is an earning allowance?
In which state should I file a claim if I live in North Carolina or another state? What if I work part-time? Can I collect benefits while working? What is an attached claim? How are attached claims handled? After this happens, there are other restrictions with which the employer must comply: An employer may file an attached claim for an employee only once per year; and The period of partial unemployment for which the claim is filed may not exceed six consecutive weeks; and The employer must also pay DES an amount equal to the full cost of unemployment benefits payable to the employee under the attached claim before the attached claim is filed.
What wages can be used to establish a claim for benefits? What is a Wage Transcript and Monetary Determination? What is a separation payment?
Separation pay may be in the form of: Wages in lieu of notice, Accrued vacation pay reported on claims effective prior to July 2, , Terminal leave pay, Severance pay, Separation pay, or Dismissal payments or wages no matter what they are called. What effect do vacation and severance weeks have on eligibility for benefits? If I live in North Carolina, how do I file an interstate claim claim against another state?
If I live in another state where I do not have wages, but have qualifying wages in North Carolina, may I file an interstate claim? What if I filed a claim, but have now returned to work? How many weeks of regular benefits are available in North Carolina? How is my weekly benefit amount determined? What is the maximum weekly benefit amount that I can receive?
Can I use military service to establish a claim? Am I eligible for benefits if I work for a school system? Does receiving social security disability payments affect my unemployment benefits?
Am I eligible for benefits during a leave of absence from my job? Can I file a claim if I am not a United States citizen? You must present either: Alien registration documents or other proof of immigration registration from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service USCIS that contains your alien registration number or alien file number; or Other document the State determines provides reasonable evidence of satisfactory immigration status.
If you have not provided any acceptable form of documentation showing satisfactory immigration status, you will not be eligible for benefits. What if I am out of work due to a strike? You are not qualified for unemployment benefits when your partial or total unemployment is due to: an active labor dispute at the factory, plant, etc.
Who pays for the benefits I receive? What does it mean to be monetarily eligible? What is a nonmonetary determination? What will happen if I begin to receive UI benefits and I am later determined to be disqualified? Am I required to register for work? In order to meet your work registration requirement for unemployment insurance benefits, you must: Register for work at www. Maintain an active account. If more than 90 days has passed since you last logged in to NCWorks. I received a message indicating that I have not registered for work at NCWorks.
What should I do? What Is Resume Builder? Do I have to look for work while collecting benefits? What kind of work must I accept? What should I do if I lose my job again? Does receiving a pension affect my benefits? Does receiving Social Security retirement benefits affect my UI benefits? Are my benefits taxable and does DES withhold any benefits for taxes?
Can I change my tax withholding option? Can I have my tax withholding returned to me? Will I receive a year-end statement? If I did not receive my G, how can I get a copy? As an employer, what if the claimant is not claiming benefits against my account?
The claimant quit without giving me any notice or reason. You can also learn more about what you will need to file for unemployment in North Carolina.
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North Carolina will usually consider your claim effective as of Sunday of the same week that you file. This affects which quarterly earnings are considered as your base period see below when calculating your weekly benefit amount. Enter your total wage earnings for each of the four calendar quarters listed, which are the first four of the most recent five completed calendar quarters.
If you do not qualify under the standard base period, you may be able to use the most recent four completed quarters as an alternate base period. You must conduct a reasonable search for work. At a minimum, you must make contact with two different employers on two separates days of the week. You should keep records of the employers you've contacted, the dates you made contact, and the outcome.
The DES will ask you to provide a weekly certification verifying your efforts to find work. You will also be required to register for work by building a resume. Benefits are typically available for up to 20 weeks, although the federal government has temporarily extended benefits by an additional 13 weeks through the end of March You may file your claim for unemployment benefits online , by phone, by fax, or by mail.
You can find online filing information and contact information at the DES website. Once it receives your application, the DES will send you some documents, including a Wage Transcript and Monetary Determination indicating your potential weekly benefit amount and duration.
If your unemployment claim is denied , you have ten days to appeal the decision. Your request for appeal must be in writing letter format is fine. After receiving your appeal request, the Higher Authority will review the record and make a decision. In rare cases, the Higher Authority may schedule another hearing to receive evidence. More often, a decision is made based on a review of the documents and testimony already in the record. If you disagree with the Higher Authority decision, you may ask for reconsideration within the DES within ten days , or you may file an appeal in the North Carolina Superior Court within 30 days.
The DES provides additional information on the unemployment process at its website , where you can apply for benefits online, find out current eligibility requirements and benefit amounts, learn about the appeals process, and much more. The information provided on this site is not legal advice, does not constitute a lawyer referral service, and no attorney-client or confidential relationship is or will be formed by use of the site. The attorney listings on this site are paid attorney advertising.
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