Let go/unemployment

[Anonymous]

never knew unemployment benefits kicked in after only 3 months of employment!! haha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I worked for my previous family for 8 years, I collected unemployment for about 6 months. I got $475 a week in unemployment benefits.

So when you time out of working for a family as their kids are too old, you should immediately file for unemployment correct? Then take time and find new job or relax or just do babysitting cash jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also they are willing to pay out the month but want me to sign I won't full unemployment. Is that legal?!?

What you do is find a new job during that month notice they are giving you (and paying you for)...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I worked for my previous family for 8 years, I collected unemployment for about 6 months. I got $475 a week in unemployment benefits.

This must have been during the recession. I don't know anywhere that still gives 6 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:never knew unemployment benefits kicked in after only 3 months of employment!! haha!

This is the PP that got that. I was late 30s and had never claimed unemployment in my life. It was demoralizing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked for my previous family for 8 years, I collected unemployment for about 6 months. I got $475 a week in unemployment benefits.

This must have been during the recession. I don't know anywhere that still gives 6 months.

Perhaps if you paid into unemployment insurance for 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 years you get more.

My spouse got it for as long as he was unemployed up to 12 months. It varies by state or area I believe. He had to show phone and CV records every month, it was a PITA.

[Anonymous]

In VA you can collect unemployment checks for 6 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked for my previous family for 8 years, I collected unemployment for about 6 months. I got $475 a week in unemployment benefits.

This must have been during the recession. I don't know anywhere that still gives 6 months.

There are millions of things that you do not know and the length of unemployment benefits is just one of them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked for my previous family for 8 years, I collected unemployment for about 6 months. I got $475 a week in unemployment benefits.

This must have been during the recession. I don't know anywhere that still gives 6 months.

Perhaps if you paid into unemployment insurance for 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 years you get more.

My spouse got it for as long as he was unemployed up to 12 months. It varies by state or area I believe. He had to show phone and CV records every month, it was a PITA.

Unemployment benefits are calculated on money earned on the first four of the last five quarters. The stupidity of some of you is mind boggling!

[Anonymous]

So if you only worked three months? Then what?

[Anonymous]

6 months (26 weeks) is the maximum in the DMV.

Virginia: http://www.vec.virginia.gov/faqs/general-unemployment-insurance-questions#a114
"Currently the maximum weekly benefit amount is $378 and the minimum is $60. Individuals must have earned at least $18,900.01 in two quarters during the base period to qualify for the maximum weekly benefit amount. Benefit duration varies from 12 to 26 weeks, also depending on wages earned in the base period."

Maryland: https://dbm.maryland.gov/employees/Pages/DisApplyforUnemploymentBenefits.aspx
"Unemployment insurance benefits range from a weekly benefit amount (WBA) of $50 per week to a WBA of $430 per week. Your WBA is determined by your wages during your base period. Your claim is effective on the Sunday immediately prior to the date that you file for benefits, and remains in effect for one year. You can receive up to 26 weeks of total unemployment insurance benefits if you meet all the requirements of the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law. During periods of extremely high unemployment, a special federally funded program may be in effect, which provides additional weeks of benefits."

DC: https://does.dc.gov/service/unemployment-compensation-process
"1. The unemployment insurance (UI) maximum weekly benefit amount (MWBA) increased from $359 to $425 per week.
2. All claimants will receive 26 weeks of UI benefit payments."