All about Unemployment Benefits in U.S.

The people residing in America have faced the wildest and most challenging of financial troubles since few years from now and the hopelessness is still hovering around in form of debt and its influences. The same has forced people to lean upon various debt-relief programs and debt management plans in order to take control on their dwindling finances. Nevertheless in most of the cases debt has been a result of our mistreatment of money. But on the other hand there are several people who have been a victim of debt and its effects without any fault of their own; as they have fallen prey to the staggering situation. For instance recession has destroyed many peoples’ job prospects and financial future by leaving them unemployed. Fortunately government has introduced policies which secure the benefits meant for the unemployed ones. The purpose of unemployment insurance is to provide workers, who are unemployed through no fault of their own, with monetary payments for a specific period of time or until the worker finds a new job. Unemployment benefits are provided by state unemployment insurance programs within guidelines established by Federal law. Eligibility for unemployment insurance, benefit amounts and the length of time benefits are available are determined by state law. One needs to fulfill the unemployment eligibility requirements in terms of wages earned and total amount of time taken to work during a particular period, in order to receive unemployment compensation. Adding to this, the worker also must prove and state that they are unemployed through no fault of their own.
However certain circumstances may disqualify the worker form collecting unemployment benefits. Following are the situations under which a person cannot avail the advantages, depending upon the state law:
If the employee quit his/her job without a good cause or reason
If he/she is fired for misconduct
If the employee resigned because of illness (check on disability benefits)
If he/she quit job for marriage purpose
If the employee is self-employed
On being involved in labor dispute
If the employee attends school and work both.
Except the above-mentioned situations, if an employee applies for unemployment benefits, he/she would receive regular benefit payments for a maximum of 26 weeks in most states; additional weeks of benefits can be available during times of high unemployment. Up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits, starting after 26 weeks of standard benefits may be available to eligible unemployed workers. In many states, the compensation will be half one’s earnings. However, benefits are subject to Federal income taxes and must be reported on one’s federal income tax return. One is advised to check with his/her state unemployment office for respective and relevant information provided in each particular state.
Thus people who suffer from sudden layoff or downsizing of companies and become a victim of recession should be aware of unemployment benefits provided by their states and all the requirements and eligibilities needed by the same.

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