Alabama Unemployment

Do I qualify for unemployment benefits?
You can file a new claim or reopen an existing Alabama claim that was filed within the past year. Weekly Certifications for benefits may be filed online or by telephone.
You CANNOT file a claim online if:
- You worked outside the state of Alabama within the past 18 months.
- You filed a claim against a state other than Alabama in the past 12 months.
- You worked as a merchant seaman in the past 18 months.
- You worked for the federal government within the past 18 months.
- You are currently outside the United States of America.
In the above circumstances, you must call the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Telephone Claims Line, toll free at 866-234-5382, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM, to determine your eligibility for filing.
Find Out If You Are Eligible For Unemployment Click this link to find out: Am I Eligible To Collect Unemployment Benefits?
Have Your Benefits Run Out? Click this link to find out how to get an unemployment extension: Unemployment Extension
Before filing your claim, you MUST have the following information available:
- Your Social Security Number.
- Your work history for the last 18 months, including your employers' business names, addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of employment.
- Your alien registration number, IF you are not a U.S. Citizen.
- Copy # 4 of your DD Form 214, IF released from the military in the past 18 months.
- Your Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) certification letter and/or TAA petition number, IF you are filing for Trade Adjustment Assistance Benefits.
- The name and local number of your union hiring hall, IF you obtain your work through a union hiring hall.
- Your bank routing number and checking/savings account number, IF Direct Deposit is desired
- A telephone number where you can be reached during normal business hours, ( 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday-Friday ).
The information you provide will be used to determine your eligibility for Unemployment Compensation benefits. It is important that your answers are accurate and complete for each question asked. The law provides penalties for making false statements to obtain unemployment benefits.
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How Do I File For Unemployment Benefits?
Unemployment Office Contact Information
http://dir.alabama.gov/contacts/UC_QA_INFORMATION.aspx
To file a new unemployment claim or re-open an existing claim: website www.dir.alabama.gov/uc/ or call 866-234-5382
To file weekly claim certification: web address: www.dir.alabama.gov/uc/ or telephone: Montgomery local area 334-954-4094; Birmingham local area 205-458-2282; or other areas 800-752-7389
To ask or inquire about your unemployment compensationclaim or reset your PIN code: call 800-361-4524
Questions concerning Debit Cards: call 334-353-9084
Questions concerning an unemployment compensation overpayment: call 334-242-8800
Questions concerning Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA) or Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) training programs: call 334-242-8635
Questions concerning employer filed partial unemployment claims: call 334-242-7953
To request UC-relatedposters, Employer Handbooks, or copies of lost documents or past work history: call 334-242-8945
Employer questions concerning Notice of Separation and Determination: call 334-242-8620
Questions concerning Out-of-State unemployment claims: call 334-242-8625
Questions concerning Employer Tax Account numbers: call 334-242-8830
Questions concerning Delinquent notices, liens, or garnishments: call 334-242-8065
Employer questions concerning Experience Rating, Benefit Charging, Power of Attorneys (POA), or Tax Rate Notices: call 334-242-8888
Employer questions concerning Quarterly Reports, including copies of past reports: call 334-242-8075
Questions regarding re-certifications of taxable wages or proof of payment (940C): call 334-242-8674
Questions concerning 1099-G forms: call 334-242-8960
Claimants approved for direct deposit with questions concerning direct deposits of unemployment compensation benefits: call 334-242-8960
Questions regarding unemployment compensation appeals: See Hearing and Appeals Section of the Contact Page.
http://dir.alabama.gov/contacts/UC_QA_INFORMATION.aspx
File online here:
https://dir.alabama.gov/uc/Claims/welcome.aspx
Official Alabama Unemployment Handbook:
http://dir.alabama.gov/docs/guides/uc_brr.pdf
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People have told me that I can get unemployment & SSI. Is that so - I'm still looking for a job and if I find one I will get off of SSI.
Can you please answer. I tried call you just hold.
If you have 'open issues', you'll need to get those resolved before you can receive your weekly benefit.
You should call your caseworker and let them know you haven't received your weekly benefit. If you don't have a caseworker, call your local unemployment office and talk to any counselor there.
except about the bank information.
I cannot get throught with the number I was given,
Please can someone help me?
I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis with breast cancer. Stay strong - you're a fighter and a champion - and you will beat it!
As for whether you will be able to collect unemployment, it is best if you call your local unemployment office and as a counselor, or make an appointment to see one. They will be able to answer your question definitively.
Going by the letter of the requirements for Alabama unemployment, it is unlikely that you will qualify for the following reasons:
1. You will be on medical leave from your job. Technically this will be considered a 'voluntary' separation from your job. We both know there is nothing voluntary about your situation.
2. You will be unable to work. To be eligible for work you must be able to work and actively looking for a job.
But, like I said - you need to speak to an unemployment counselor in Alabama, because they will be able to tell you with certainty whether you are eligible.
Additionally, there are certain protections for workers with disabilities and medical problems under the ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act, which applies to employers with over 15 employees. If your employer falls under the ADA - they may have to make certain accommodations for you and your condition which allow you to continue working.
I'm really digging here for information that will help you, Angela. I would suggest that you find a breast cancer support group through your church or community. There will be wonderful people there who have gone through, and are going through, the same things that you are - and will know better than anyone how to help.
For some more info on the Americans with Disabilities Act, check out:
www.cancer.org/Treatment/FindingandPayingforTreatment/UnderstandingFinancialandLegalMatters/americans-with-disabilities-act
Alabama Breast Cancer Support Group, Steel Magnolias: www.steelmagnoliasinc.org/
Steel Magnolias meet once a month. The 4th Tuesday of each month, 5:00 pm at the Cancer Resource Center, Suite 406 in the Physicians Center, 901 Leighton Avenue, Anniston, AL.
Stay strong Angela. I'm praying for you.
Site Admin
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
If you can't get anyone on the phone you should go into your local unemployment office. You need to go early, and be there at least 15 minutes before the doors open, or there is a good chance you won't get to see anyone that day.
Meet with an unemployment counselor in person in order to get your application straightened out.
Site Admin
Thank you,
Jonathan
http://dir.alabama.gov/uc/phone.aspx
( 1-800-361-4524) it either rings busy and hangs up or tells me they have a higher than normal call volume and hangs up. Is there someone I can call to get this handled? I know there is a 4 day window to call when the claim is not accepted but if I call every hour on the hour and cannot get through how is that my fault. Please Advise
Devon
Devon Groom
email:Sheree30458@yahoo.com
Devon Groom
your unemployment after u apply and how long does it take for approval
I got a letter about a month ago. It said i can not get my unemployment,be cause i have a couple of issues in the computer.I have been trying to call but it keeps telling me there is a heavy call load. I cant get through to the unemployment office. I need to know what to do. Please let me know. i have bills to pay, and kids to feed.
Iknow the unemployment offices are very busy at this time because of unemployment rates, but i really need help solving these two issues.
My phone is temporily out of minutes[hence no job, no unemployment]. Please notify me through my email.THANKS
If you can't get through on the phone - you will have to go into a Alabama Joblink Career Center / Unemployment office in person.
Here is a list of all of the locations - so just pick the one that is closest to you:
https://joblink.alabama.gov/ada/works/contactus.cfm
Best of luck,
Site Admin
I missed filing my weekly unemployment claim yesterday, Friday anyways I need this payment that I would have gotten if I didnt forget on accident to file. I have doctor appointments and meds to buy that are expensive. Is there anything I can do to file for that week and get paid close to the time I would have gotten paid?
has been filed ....
BUT i am not getting paid. What has happened to Alabama
Dept of Indutrial Relations and the great service?
He will have a job but the bank I work for has no offices or branches in WA.
Obviously I will have to move and was wondering if I could draw benefits until I find a job in WA?
Thanks
they refused to send me back and i explained my transportation situation to them. They still refused and I've been driving 45 minutes to work instead of 10 minutes to my old job plus driving the owner of the car to work and speeding to get him to work on time. I am a 23 year old student. I live and work in Alabama and I told them I don't have the money nor the transportation to work 45 minutes away from home instead of 10 minutes to work. They continue to not help me out. It has been three weeks.
If I quit could i receive unemployment?
Thank you all in advance!
Your access to the Internet Weekly Claim System has been suspended.
Did u get an answer?
Thank you!
Did either of you ever get an answer?
Did you ever receive an answer?
Can you help?
A few weeks ago I didn't call in on time to do my weekly unemployment verification - it was the last week in Mach of 2013.
Is there anyway I can correct this, or is there a certain department I need to email or call? Or, is it "what's done is done" kind of deals...
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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