DOL & UNEMPLOYMENT

The U.S. Department of Labor's unemployment insurance programs provide unemployment benefits to eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own and meet certain other eligibility requirements.

Unemployment insurance is a joint state-federal program that provides cash benefits to eligible workers. Each state administers a separate unemployment insurance program, but all states follow the same guidelines established by federal law.

Our Unemployment services is

 File a new claim for state or federal unemployment benefits
 Reopen a previous claim for unemployment benefits
 Create a user account for your unemployment benefits
 File your weekly claim (Sun - Fri only)
 File for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
 File your weekly PUA certification
 Check status of your weekly claim or manage your account
 Check status of weekly claim or manage your account
 Select a benefits payment option
 Get tax info (1099 form)
 File your application for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) or Extended Benefits (EB)
 Received an extended benefits letter
 Lost Wages Assistance

Ready? Make sure you have with you:
• Your Social Security number
• Your driver license or Motor Vehicle ID card number (if you have either one)
• Your complete mailing address and zip code
• A phone number available to reach you from 8 am - 5 pm, Monday –Friday
• Your Alien Registration card number (if you are not a U.S. Citizen and have a card)
• Names and addresses of all your employers for the last 18 months, including those in other states
• Employer Registration number or Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) of your most recent employer (FEIN is on your W-2 forms)
• Your copies of forms SF8 and SF50, if you were a federal employee
• Your most recent separation form (DD 214), for military service
You can file a claim without all of these documents. However, missing information can delay your first payment.
If you cannot print web pages, have a pen and paper to copy information.
If you choose direct deposit of your weekly benefits, you will need your bank routing and checking account numbers. You cannot choose direct deposit if you file your claim by telephone.

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act, which includes the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act set out in Title II, Subtitle A.

Section 2102 of the CARES Act creates a new temporary federal program called Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) that in general provides up to 39 weeks of unemployment benefits, and provides funding to states for the administration of the program.
PUA provides benefits to covered individuals, who are those individuals not eligible for regular unemployment compensation or extended benefits under state or Federal law or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation (PEUC), including those who have exhausted all rights to such benefits. Covered individuals also include self-employed, those seeking part-time employment, individuals lacking sufficient work history, and those who otherwise do not qualify for regular unemployment compensation or extended benefits under state or Federal law or PEUC.

PUA provides up to 39 weeks of benefits (weeks individuals have received from regular Unemployment Compensation or Extended Benefits after 2/2/2020 are subtracted from the 39 weeks) to qualifying individuals who are otherwise able to work and available for work within the meaning of applicable state UC law, except that they are unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work due to COVID-19 related reasons.