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If you are on temporary layoff your employer is responsible for filing your unemployment claims. You may be awarded severance pay which is pay in lieu of notice or perhaps vacation pay and in this case the week covered by the severance pay must pass before you claim benefits for unemployment as this week cannot be counted as the waiting week. If the severance pay is not a full week´s wages it depends on the amount you receive as to whether or not your earnings are excessive. If not you could claim during the same week, otherwise it is normal to claim the first week after the severance payment week.
Eligibility
You will be eligible for unemployment benefits if you have lost your job through no personal negligence. Those who are not still attached to an employer´s payroll immediately register with the ESC. (Employment Security Commission) and subsequently file a claim each week for unemployment benefits. At the same time they are actively looking for employment so as to be back on the workforce as soon as possible. At least twice a week on different days and with at least two different employers they make every effort to find a job. It is necessary to keep a record of the efforts made so that they can be seen by ESC during periodic reviews. Anyone who is claiming and enrolled in Approved Commission Training is exempt from the work search
Requirements
If you are wondering what “a waiting week” might be it is the first week that you file for benefits and this is counted as your waiting week. So don´t wait a week before you file, just make your claim and in that way your first week will be counted as your waiting week.
ESC should be notified if you claim and are eligible to receive benefits but you don´t receive anything within 14 days. Before that if you find that your unemployment payment is late you can check out your Benefit Payment History online or you could call the E.S.C. Jobsline. To do this use the E.S.C. office locator to find the Jobsline phone number for your area. Then wait 48 hours if you file your weekly claims by telephone. Wait five days if your claims are filed for you by your employer or you file by mail before you again check out the status of you claim.
If your claim for benefits is rejected you can appeal the decision in person it you go to your local E.S.C. office. The mailing address for appeals is: Appeals Department P.O.Box 25903 Raleigh, N.C. 27611. The email address is esc.public.appeals@ncesc.gov Either you or your employer can make an appeal and ask for a formal hearing. Appeals to decisions made by the commission have to be made via a petition for judicial review by the Clerk of the Superior Court. A copy of this petition must be given to the commission. If you follow the above mentioned instructions you will receive your benefits sooner.
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