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Get Help Getting Unemployment
With millions of people getting laid off, the number of unemployment cases continues to rise.
Applying for, and receiving unemployment benefits is usually a pretty straightforward process—although there are some factors like moving, and difficulty with a past employer that can complicate things.
Each state has its own unemployment laws. Finding your way through the process can be difficult, confusing and intimidating. When unexpected issues come up there are organizations willing to help you.
- The American Bar Association is the national association of legal professionals. Your local bar association will give you information about legal aid organizations in your community.
- The National Legal Aid and Defender Association is the largest national legal aid society. They will be able to put you in contact with someone in your community that can help you with your specific situation.
- The Legal Services Corporation is a corporation created and funded by the federal government. Their mission is to provide quality legal assistance to low income people. They give grants and assistance to 137 legal assistance programs with more than 920 offices nationwide. They can put you in contact with an organization in your area.
- Probono.net is a legal aid organization based out of New York City and San Francisco. They work closely with legal aid organizations across the country. They will be able to put you in contact with someone who can help your specific case.
- Lawhelp.org is a non-profit organization that helps moderate and low income individuals find legal aid organizations in their community.
When you find yourself in a tough situation, and you can’t get in contact with your local unemployment office, your first step should be to look in your phone book for a legal aid organization. They are also called legal assistance or legal help organizations.
These groups are made of attorneys and other legal professionals who donate their time and resources to provide free or very low cost legal assistance to people with low incomes. There are many of them all over the country.
Shaleen,
You are definately in a tough position. Sometimes, unemployment will compensate people if they are only employed part-time. You should check with you local unemployment agency to see if your situation will qualify as "part-time" employment.
i am at a crossroads to determine filing and my edd rights. I was a salaried salesperson and the company took away our salary and put on commission. I then was recruited to another competitor and had a 3 month draw against commission which has now ended. The compnay is not getting paid by the vendors and therefore I dont get paid. Lets say for August which is unknown as to how much my check would be is only $500 vs. $4000 a month which was my income received with the draw the same as my salaried job, I am unable to live on $500 a month and the next months out will be sales paid out next February--so I wont have commissions for the rest of 2009 until the Spring product ships next year.
As a commissioned sales person I do not and will not know my income until a check arrives on the 30th of each month. Can I file unemployment stating that as a commissioned sales person I would have to quit this job and find a salaried job that pays with certanty? I was employed with my previous employer for 2 1/2 years and before that 10yrs with another employer.
Can I file unemployment by leaving a commission only job that pays $500 for a 30 day period. I cannot live on that. Your insight would be appreciated before contacting and filing. Thanks in advance and guidance to determine my choices.
In my eyes I am having a major problem. My husband is in the military and we recently got transferred from Virginia to Mississippi, but our housing is in Louisiana. So, because of him getting transferred I had to quit my job and relocate as well. I have applied to the state of Virginia for unemployment and they denied my claim because I voluntarily quit. Then I applied to the state of Louisiana, they said that I need to apply to Virginia because that is my last state of emplyment. My argument is, even I quit voluntarily I still had no choice, we were being relocated. Now I'm looking for a job in my new state but in the mean time struggling to make ends meet. Is there any help I can qualify for?
i feel my situation is somewhat unique. I told my boss in October that I was thinking of retiring at the end of the year (I have no retirement, only social security). The following week, the media started talking about we were in a real recession and things were going to get very bad. I then told my boss that I had changed my mind and was not going to retire with the economy getting so bad. She told me that she had thought she was just going to close the office, with business so far down, she could not keep it open and would move it to her house. She then stated she would probably have to get a job as a waitress as that was the only thing that she knew how to do (she's an attorney). She also said she would probably be able to give me some work, but would have to pay me on an hourly basis. I do not believe that after the few couple of weeks she will be able to have any work for me. The office will be closed completely by the end of the month. Do I have a chance at getting unemployment? I have worked in the office for 29 yrs. The only thing I worry about is saying I was thinking of retiring at the end of the year, although I have been employed through Jan and Feb.
I was just laid off. Will i be able to collect unemployment?
Hey Fred,
Please take a look at the Unemployment section of the Beehive.org
-Wayne
Iam working part time and drawing ss. If i get layed off, will i be able to collect unemployment??