Learn About Types of Unemployment Claims
There are several types of unemployment claims for persons who have become unemployed through no fault of their own. Some examples of different types of UI claims include: regular unemployment, unemployment for ex-service members, unemployment for federal employees and joint claims. It is important to review the different types of UI prior to learning how to apply for unemployment, so you can gain the most possible benefits, according to your situation. Continue below to find out more about types of unemployment benefit claims .
Learn About Regular Unemployment Insurance Claims
This type of unemployment claim is the most common of the different types of UI claims in
. This type of unemployment insurance claim is based on the amount of wages you earned from employers who are covered under the Unemployment Insurance Code. The amount of the benefit paid is worked out from a “base line” calculated from the wages you were paid during specific quarters of the last year. To learn more about unemployment base lines, download our free guide.
Learn About Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members
These types of unemployment insurance claims, known as CalVet, are funded by the federal government. To be eligible for this type of unemployment claim, you must meet certain eligibility requirements, including being a resident of and having been a service member for a certain period of time, which resulted in unemployment upon release from active military service.
Learn About Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
Funded by the federal government, this different type of UI claim is designed to provide compensation to ex-federal employees and partially employed ex-federal employees. To be eligible for this type of UI claim, you may have previously worked for the Internal Revenue Service or the United States Postal Service.
Learn About Training Benefits (CTB)
These types of unemployment benefit claims provide eligible recipients of regular UI with an opportunity to train or retrain to upgrade their skills, learn new skills or learn a new trade. This type of UI claim allows a qualifying applicant to go to school or college instead of having to be actively seeking work or readily available for work. Though the Training Benefit Program does not pay expenses for tuition, travel and study materials, there are a number of employees and services which will contribute to this type of funding. Download our comprehensive guide to reach more about the CTB program .
Learn About Joint Claims
This unemployment claim type is specifically for residents who are making an unemployment claim based on more than one type of earning, for example, federal military wages and regular state-covered wages, or civilian wages.
Learn About Interstate Claims
For this unemployment claim type, you must be filing a claim against earnings in another state. For example, you will file this type of UI claim if you are unemployed, and you just moved from Boston to .
Learn About Combined Wage Claims
These types of unemployment benefit claims are based on the salary you have earned in two or more states before you become unemployed.
Learn About Trade Readjustment Allowances
These types of unemployment benefit claims are designed to provide additional federal funds for unemployed persons who are eligible for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program under the Trade Act of 1974. Eligibility for this type of UI claim depends on whether the United States Department of Labor can prove that the worker’s unemployment was caused by a change in imports or production in foreign countries.
Learn About Work Sharing
These types of unemployment insurance benefits provide the payment of UI money to the employees of participating companies who have had to reduce their workers’ hours and salaries. This type of UI claim is considered to be an alternative to a layoff.
Learn About Partial Unemployment Claims
This type of unemployment insurance claim allows companies to retain trained workers during periods when business is slow. This type of UI claimsees that employees are reintroduced to full-time work as it becomes available. Employers can use the Partial Program providing their employees are working reduced hours or have been on temporary layoffs for no longer than two weeks. If you are an employee who has been in this situation for more than two weeks, then you must claim regular UI.
Learn About Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
The DUA unemployment claim type is federally funded. This type of UI claim provides financial support, as well as employment services, to unemployed workers and formerly self-employed persons when they have become dislocated due to major natural disasters, such as hurricanes.
Learn About School Employee Claims
These unemployment insurance claims are designed specifically for persons who work for a private nonprofit or a public school employer. To be eligible for this type of UI claim, you must not file your claim during a school recess period, not only have school salary in the “base period” of your claim and not have an offer to return to school as an employee when the recess period ends.
