Are the weekly eligibility requirements different for partial claimants?
Yes. You must work all available hours. If you do not work all hours offered to you, you may be held ineligible for benefits. You must report all earnings from your regular employer and from any other employers for which you worked during each week claimed. You must report any offers of employment.
By Friday of any week in which you had zero earnings because no work was offered to you by your partial employer, you are required to:
- File a total claim online through Customer Self Service or by phone at (866) 832-2363 (Available 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday - Friday. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays. You may experience long wait times by calling.)
- Register for employment services on Virginia Workforce Connection
- Conduct an active search for work during that Friday and Saturday
