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unemployment check on furlough when living in a different state
Hi Folks,
My airline is not doing anything to help us out getting started on the unemployment procedure for the furloughs starting next month so hopefully somebody has some info
usually where do you claim unemployment if you reside in a different state that the airline HDQ? Your state of residence or the state the airline is based?
Typically you get unemployment in the state where you pay your income tax. No reason to get a head start on filing 'cause they won't let you until the paperwork has been received by the state and that is not, usually, until a week before you separation date. Not to mention most states, if not all, have a mandatory one week waiting period that takes effect after your last day and you don't get unemployment pay for that week
My advice to you is to contact first the unemployment office of your state of residence. States work together on exchanging information and they have rules as to which state pays for people in your situation. Thedude is correct in that most, if not all, states have a one week waiting period when you do not receive benefits. And be sure you read the requirements for staying eligible each and every week.
What I find appalling with your airline is the lack of support with the transition and short term career help. Most employers, at the minimum, will ask the unemployment office people (in Washington State, that department is the Department of Employment Security (ESD)) to give a group presentation covering everything from basic finances, resume help, job leads, interview tips, training/school, etc.
Quite honestly, I don't even want to know which airline you are flying for right now. Nauseating how airlines treat employees.
Your unemployment taxes are paid where you work and that is where you file, unless you live in an adjoining state whre there is reciprocity. So for example, you may live in PA but be based in NY. If your company pays your UE taxes in NY, that is where you file. But, for example, you work in NJ and that is where they pay taxes but you live in PA, you file in PA. Why? Because PA and NJ have reciprocity. Just go on the state's unemployment website--it gives you all you need to know.
Also check out any WIC benefits available for retraining.
I'm sorry for your loss of job and hope you can make this a turn for the better.
like everyone else has said.....the state where you filed tax.....fyi....texas has a max of $378 per week.....not mujch to live on. Depends on your state how much you can get....
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My unemployment paid from the state that my company was based..
Hey Shogun,
I was laid off last October as a TN resident from a company based in DFW, TX. In fact, we blazed the trail for every one else, I think, being one of the first Chapter 11's, then Chapter 7. Anyway, neither state has income taxes, but that didn't matter. TX paid all our pilots their $758 every two weeks, no matter what state that they lived in.
I hope that helps.....
Good luck to you and all our fellow furloughed pilots.
Another point to remember is don't quit your job before the furlough. This intervening event may well cause you to no longer be eligible for unemployment. I bring this up because I've had many clients before who did this and created all kinds of headaches for them, me, the unemployment office and judges who hear benefit hearings.
Find out where you get the most benefits and file there. When I was furloughed, I had three options:
1. My home
2. My base
3. Company hq
I wound up filing in the state of my base. Look up the contact information on line. You can probably even fill out the forms on the internet.
If you kept your pay stubs and W2s, they can help to prove employment and eligibility for unemployment compensation.
Incidentally, my unemployment bennies were more than my actual first year FO pay when I started working again.
Same story for me. I had choice of Home, Base, or Company HQ. Highest was at home so I took that. Keep in mind it's based on what you made last year and most states have a weekly max. That might not matter to you but a buddy of mine makes twice what I do on unemployment because he made significatnly more than me last year.
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unemployment check on furlough when living in a different state
My unemployment paid from the state that my company was based..
. Anyway, neither state has income taxes
, but that didn't matter. TX paid all our pilots their $758 every two weeks, no matter what state that they lived in.
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