UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS 2
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Where to Find IDES Services ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Protect Your Benefits ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Unemployment Insurance Benefits...................................................................................................................................... 3
Insured Work ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Uninsured Work .................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Are You Eligible for Benefits? ............................................................................................................................................... 5
When and Where to File ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Information Needed to File for Benefits .............................................................................................................................. 8
What “Able to and Available for Work” Means ................................................................................................................... 9
Actively Looking for Work .................................................................................................................................................... 9
Claiming Children as Dependents ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Claiming a Spouse as a Dependent ..................................................................................................................................... 10
What Happens When You File Your New Claim for Benefits? ......................................................................................... 10
Benefits Paid for Weeks ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Receiving Payments via Paper Check or Direct Deposit .................................................................................................. 11
Certify for Benefits .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Scheduled Appointments .................................................................................................................................................... 12
If You Are Unable to Work .................................................................................................................................................. 13
If You Move .......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
When You Return to Work.................................................................................................................................................. 13
If You Are Overpaid ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
False or Misleading Information ........................................................................................................................................ 14
If Your Claim Is Contested .................................................................................................................................................. 14
If Your Claim Is Denied at Any Time – Your Appeal Rights .............................................................................................. 15
What Happens to Your Appeal?.......................................................................................................................................... 15
Employer Appeal Rights ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
How Your Benefits Are Determined .................................................................................................................................. 16
Your Base Period ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Total Weekly Benefits ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Total Yearly Benefits ........................................................................................................................................................... 18
Partial Benefits–Part-Time Work ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Figuring Partial Benefits ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Interstate Benefits ............................................................................................................................................................... 19
Combined Wage Claim ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
United States Government Employees .............................................................................................................................. 19
U.S. Military Veterans .......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Trade Assistance Benefits ................................................................................................................................................... 21
Profiling and Referral to Reemployment Services ............................................................................................................ 21
Report Your Return to Work IMMEDIATELY! ................................................................................................................... 22
Final Tips for Filing ............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Benefits May Be Taxable ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Your Social Security Number Is Required ......................................................................................................................... 23