Unemployment Insurance Services

General Unemployment Insurance Questions



1. Am I required to actively seek work as a partial claimant?
    
2. Are my benefits taxable?
    
3. Are partial benefits different than regular unemployment benefits?
    
4. Are resumes acceptable job contacts?
    
5. Are the weekly eligibility requirements different for partial claimants?
    
6. Are unemployment benefits or taxes deducted from my pay?
    
7. Can I file my claim over the telephone?
    
8. Can I receive unemployment benefits if I am out of work under the Family Medical Leave Act?
    
9. Can a claimant or staff person apply for unemployment compensation benefits prior to becoming unemployed?
    
10. Does Virginia require a non-payable first week?
     
11. Generally, what do I have to do to meet the weekly eligibility requirements?
     
12. How are my benefits computed?
     
13. How are these facts about my separation obtained?
     
14. How can I get information on the status of my claim?
     
15. How do I file for unemployment (UI) benefits?
     
16. How do I file weekly claims?
     
17. How do I repay an overpayment?
     
18. How much can I earn and still receive benefits?
     
19. How much do I need to have earned to qualify?
     
20. How much in benefits do I get and for how long?
     
21. If I am a member of a union, what are my work search requirements?
     
22. If I file my claim and decide not to claim benefits, can my claim be cancelled?
     
23. If I qualify monetarily, is there anything that will prevent me from drawing the benefits?
     
24. If I receive a letter or call to report to or call the VEC Workforce Center, what should I do?
     
25. If I relocate to follow my spouse, is that a qualifying separation?
     
26. Is anybody going to check or verify my job contacts?
     
27. May I use wages earned in other states to establish a claim?
     
28. New Hire Reporting
     
29. Required Employer Posters
     
30. What about newspaper ads and telephone contacts?
     
31. What happens if I refuse a job offer or a VEC referral?
     
32. What if I attend school or a training program?
     
33. What if I believe I have been discriminated against?
     
34. What if I don’t have sufficient wages in my base period to qualify monetarily?
     
35. What if I don’t make job contacts during a week?
     
36. What if I fail to repay the overpayment?
     
37. What if I have a complaint that is not based on discrimination?
     
38. What if I have a lengthy period of unemployment?
     
39. What if I live outside the state of Virginia? Am I required to come to Virginia to register with the VEC?
     
40. What if I make a false statement on my claim? What if I make a mistake?
     
41. What if I need a special aid or service?
     
42. What if I receive a pension, retirement, social security, etc?
     
43. What if I receive severance pay, vacation pay, sickness and accident benefits, or holiday pay?
     
44. What if I return to full-time work?
     
45. What if I’m working but my hours have been reduced?
     
46. What if I’m working part-time? Am I still required to actively seek work?
     
47. What if my base period wages are incorrect?
     
48. What if my employer won't give me the Statement of Partial Unemployment?
     
49. What if my wages are correct but insufficient to qualify under the alternate base period?
     
50. What if the VEC Workforce Center refers me to a job?
     
51. What if there is a question on my weekly eligibility?
     
52. What information is required to file a claim for benefits?
     
53. What service is available to me if I am hearing impaired?
     
54. What types of reemployment services are offered?
     
55. Why would I be ineligible to receive benefits because of my separation from employment?