FAQs

Welcome, FERNANDO AYALA RODRIGUEZ 6/19/2020

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To claim benefits for the week ending

5/16/2020 (Saturday), answer the following
questions for the period beginning 5/10/2020
(Sunday) and ending 5/16/2020 (Saturday).

To be unemployed, you must have a loss in both

work hours and pay or "earnings."

Did you work ? !

Answer Yes if you worked at all during the week or if your
employer paid you (regular wages, supplemental payments
or any type of paid leave including vacation pay, sick leave
or Paid Time Off (PTO)), to be off work for the COVID
emergency. You must report your earnings.
Yes No

Were you absent from work when work was

available ? !
Being absent from work when work was available
means you turned down hours offered to you. If Yes, you
must report the missed earnings as "potential earnings"
on the "Earnings" page, as they will be subtracted from
your benefit total.
Yes No

Did you or will you receive holiday pay? !

Yes No

Did you or will you receive vacation pay? !

Answer No if your vacation pay is related to COVID-19. If
your vacation pay is related to COVID-19, you will report it
by answering YES to “Did you Work?” and reporting that
vacation pay as earnings.
Yes No

Were you able and available for work? !

Being confined to home does not necessarily mean you
are not available to accept work. If you plan on returning
to your employer after the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted,
or you could work from home if requested, you are
Available. You are Able to work if you are mentally and
physically capable of performing a job for which a labor
market exists.
Yes No

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