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1. Overview: The State provides temporary compensation assistance for individuals
whom, consequently have involuntarily lost their job. Essentially, these
individuals must meet all currently outlined requirments if they wish
to collect these benefits during their layoff period. Furthermore, the
Federal Government also provides benefits, including Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (EUC) program. All Government benefit programs are
administered and paid via local offices, much like state benefits
(for specific information & questions on Federal programs, one can call or
visit any local unemployment office location).
2. Amount Determinations: Benefit amounts always vary from person
to person. In 2012, State regulations set the maximum benefit amount
provided to claimants at 1/2 of the claimant's previous wage earnings.
Example: A person who previously earned $900 weekly in salary would
typically receive $450 per week in State benefits. *These amounts
are subject to change. Periods of economic prosperity can slightly reduce
these amounts. Applicants are advised of all entitled benefit amounts
during their initial filing process (calculations of benefits
cannot be determined via phone claim, but are via online/web claims).
3. Length Determination: In 2012, individuals who file a
an initial benefits claim are entitled to 26 weeks of compensation from the
State. However, extended benefits are available to eligible claimants
by the State (extension of benefits for an additional 13 weeks).
Claimants who exhuast the additional 13 weeks of benefits can still
extend compensation through the EUC, for a specified period of time.
4. Payment Frequency: All qualified applicants must file bi-weekly
claims to continue receiving benefits. Compensation checks are sent to
the claimant once every 2 weeks for the duration of the collection period.
Typically, there is a 7 day waiting period before receiving your
first weekly amount.
5. Payout Methods: Compensation checks (by default) are sent
to the claimant's address on file bi-weekly, however, approved applicants
have the can choose to receive benefits via direct deposit. In order to
receive compensation amounts by direct deposit, individuals must check
the "direct payment" option during step 3 of the online filing process.
Alabama Unemployment Benefits Calculator
- Mailing address, including Zip Code and phone number.
- Social Security Number and Drivers License information.
- Name, address, phone number and Federal ID number of your last employer.
- Date work started and date ended.
- Salary/Compensation.
- Past employer information at least 2 years.
Information for filing Alabama Unemployment Insurance Benefits.
Start Your Claim Online.
Comments:
June 27, 2012: Because of a recent boom in the state benefits, my wife and I needed to update our office phone system. We had a very nice system in place already, but our job sources had tripled within a matter of months.
-Nancy R.
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-Michael H.
June 12, 2012: I soon began looking into other areas where we were dependent upon other companies for goods and new unemployment update to see if we were utilizing vendors who could facilitate the changes our growing figures Alabama was experiencing. After a long, hard look, we decided to switch shipping companies and to switch to a new overnight call center operator. It's not that our needs weren't being met at the time, but that if things continued to grow, we would likely outpace our current vendor's ability to provide new unemployment extension. Being proactive in your bill relationships is just as important as being proactive about your unemployed situation. After all, most companies depend on other companies to make their operations run smoothly. I encourage all unemployment extension bill news to seek out the new unemployment extension providers and vendors that can handle your needs both now and in the future. When your unemployment extension bill grows, you'll be happy you did.
-Michelle L.
June 11, 2012: We were lucky to have a great relationship with our news provider, as within days we were able to have a new system ready to put in place.
-Bernard W.
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