Thinking of Going Back to School While on Extended Unemployment
If you are in some kind of extended unemployment and you're considering of going back to school to make better use of yourSCP-500 time, think again. And again. One wrong move and you may lose your unemployment compensation for good.
First, you should learn the laws of your state in terms of collecting unemployment insurance benefits. Granted that some states do allow those receiving unemployment compensation to go back to school for a career change but thinking that just because Mr. Paul from upstate is studying to become a welder you can follow suit is not a good assumption. Now, if you really want to go back to school at the risk of losing your benefits, you have to weigh your options and include your family in the decision before making the leap.
The criteria in receiving unemployment pay are "actively looking for work" or "suitable work" and going to school just trumped both clauses. You can't be looking for a new job if you going to class, can you? And you can't be suitable for work either, if you are a student. Although you would think that all state governments will recognize the effort of the claimant to reclaim his dignity by trying to carve a new career path but the bureaucracy just doesn't work that way.
The federal government has an extended unemployment benefit program to help workers who, 510-405through no fault of their own, couldn't find work because of the lack of available opportunities. One way is to read the guidelines released by the employment and training department each year and find how schools and employment can co-exist. There are cases when workers whose number of hours were cut were able to continue their studies while in some kind of unemployment insurance program.
In awarding your extended unemployment, the federal unemployment department is trying 510-020to gauge not just your capacity to work again but also your willingness to find another employment. So you may have to contact the unemployment department to inquire on the schooling option and whether or not you will still be carried into the program.
First, you should learn the laws of your state in terms of collecting unemployment insurance benefits. Granted that some states do allow those receiving unemployment compensation to go back to school for a career change but thinking that just because Mr. Paul from upstate is studying to become a welder you can follow suit is not a good assumption. Now, if you really want to go back to school at the risk of losing your benefits, you have to weigh your options and include your family in the decision before making the leap.
The criteria in receiving unemployment pay are "actively looking for work" or "suitable work" and going to school just trumped both clauses. You can't be looking for a new job if you going to class, can you? And you can't be suitable for work either, if you are a student. Although you would think that all state governments will recognize the effort of the claimant to reclaim his dignity by trying to carve a new career path but the bureaucracy just doesn't work that way.
The federal government has an extended unemployment benefit program to help workers who, 510-405through no fault of their own, couldn't find work because of the lack of available opportunities. One way is to read the guidelines released by the employment and training department each year and find how schools and employment can co-exist. There are cases when workers whose number of hours were cut were able to continue their studies while in some kind of unemployment insurance program.
In awarding your extended unemployment, the federal unemployment department is trying 510-020to gauge not just your capacity to work again but also your willingness to find another employment. So you may have to contact the unemployment department to inquire on the schooling option and whether or not you will still be carried into the program.
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