BASICS

Unemployment Compensation Benefits are designed to help workers who lose their job through no fault of their own. Unemployment Compensation Benefits are cash benefits paid to an eligible worker after he/she provides proof that the job loss was not his/her fault.

What is an Employer?

The individual or organization who hires a person for some portion of a single day during the year is an employer. Employers include:

• Associations
• Corporations
• Individuals
• Partnerships
• State and local governments
• Trustees

Who is the Employee?

The individual who works or has worked for an employer is the employee.

What is Employment?

Work performed by an employee for an employer; however, there are exceptions. Certain workers are not eligible for Unemployment Compensation benefits. The following workers are generally not eligible for Unemployment Compensation Benefits:

• Agricultural workers
• Domestic Service Workers
• Employing a family member (son, daughter, spouse, children under age 18)
• Handicapped persons in rehabilitation programs
• Inmates in State Correction Institutions
• Newspaper deliverers under age 18
• Non-Resident Aliens
• Persons in Certified Work-Training Programs
• Persons covered under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
• Students
• Student Nurses & Interns
  

Remember: The law changes. Each case is different. This is meant to give you general information and not to give you specific legal advice.

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