Posted on 01/03/2019 7:59:43 AM PST by COBOL2Java
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Furloughed federal employees can, in most circumstances, file for unemployment benefits during a government shutdown. The Office of Personnel Management has recently updated information on how furloughed workers can file for unemployment insurance during the partial government shutdown.
Employees’ eligibility for unemployment varies by state. In most circumstances, the state where an employee’s official duty station is located is the state that will determine a worker’s unemployment eligibility in the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees Program. State unemployment insurance agencies administer this program on behalf of the federal government.
Federal employees who are eligible can apply for unemployment benefits on or after the first day of their furlough.
To file an unemployment claim, federal employees should first contact the state where they work to get started, OPM said. Some states may require employees to wait a week after filing a claim before they receive a payment. In general, most states will issue benefits within 14-to-21 days after an employee filed a claim, according to OPM.
Each state has different requirements that federal employees must meet first to unemployment eligibility.
Most states pay a maximum of 26 weeks of regular benefits, according to OPM, but the benefits themselves vary depending on location.
For employees who work in the District of Columbia, D.C. will pay up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits. Benefits will range from $50-to-$425 a week, according to this reference table of state unemployment insurance laws and information.
The situation is different in Virginia, which will pay unemployment benefits for 12-to-26 weeks. Benefits will range from $60-to-$378 a week.
In Maryland, benefits will be paid for up to 26 weeks and will range from $50-to-$430 a week.
(Excerpt) Read more at federalnewsnetwork.com ...
For a full list of unemployment laws in each state, visit this quick reference.
so they get time off with unemployment pay then when they go back they get back pay - all tax payer $.
So... wait a minute... these people get time off AND get paid in full when they go back AND get unemployment?
Where do I sign up?
‘The complete parasite’s guide to finding a new host (temporarily).’
I believe that would be fraud, if they’re accruing pay each week, no?
If they get back pay for the furlough period, are they required to pay the State back?
I think the UI payments have to be paid back if you get back pay.
I believe they have to pay it back if they received unemployment for periods they later got paid for...I was a civilian DOD employee for a few shutdowns and most folks never bothered because they knew they would be getting paid later.
Maybe all these government “workers” who are off because of the shutdown should raise hell with the democrats who caused this because of their selfish desire for Trump failure and total disregard for American security and the safety of the American people...
ThanQ
Where do I sign up?
Hold the phone...
You did not know this about federales?
What...you thought they were, all of them, capable, hard-working, dedicated, nose-to-the-grindstone folks?
Yikes!
I assume you've never heard the expression that 10% of them do 90% of the work...
Read the article I posted It says it depends on the state.
REAL employment?
Surely you jest!
Just for you:
Whenever the partial government shutdown ends, federal employees will be required to repay unemployment benefits they received whenever they get back pay for the time spent during the lapse in appropriations.
This scenario is highly likely. Congress has, in fact, passed legislation that grants employees retroactive pay for the time they spent on furlough during past government shutdowns, and lawmakers will likely clear similar legislation again. The Senate has already passed such legislation for this current partial shutdown, but the House has yet to act.
“The state [unemployment insurance] agency determines whether or not an overpayment exists and, generally, the recovery of the overpayment is a matter for state action under its law,” OPM guidance reads. “However, some state UI laws require the employer to recover such overpayment.”
I never get tired of that meme.
Ever
;)
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