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ARPA extends certain federal unemployment programs including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC).
- File Your Weekly UI Claims
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- Apply for UI Benefits
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- Applying for Unemployment Benefits
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- Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits
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- Unemployment - Employer
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- File Your Weekly UI Claims
For state unemployment insurance, individuals may continue to receive benefits if they have good cause not to return to an employer, which can include pandemic-related situations. This is determined on a case-by-case basis.
- Who Qualifies For Unemployment Benefits in Arizona?
- How Do I Apply?
- How Much Money Will I Receive Weekly?
- What You Need to Apply
- How Did The State Rules Change on Unemployment?
- I Was Full Time, But My Hours Were Reduced. Do I Qualify?
- My Employer Furloughed me. Do I Qualify? What If I Am Self-Employed?
- Are Companies Required to Rehire Workers They Lay Off When Conditions improve?
People who have been separated from work "through no fault of their own." And, because of a new executive order from Gov. Doug Ducey, people affected by coronavirus-related closures, those who get sick and those who must care for sick people also qualify for payments.
The application can be filled out online at www.azui.com. People who can't fill out the form online may call 877-600-2722 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Benefits are not retroactive, so people should apply as soon as possible after their last day of work.
The weekly benefits in Arizona are calculated based on wages earned from employers who paid the unemployment tax to the state. The current maximum is $240 a week, according to the Department of Economic Security. People can get benefits for 26 weeks under normal circumstances. In addition, federal changes to jobless benefits were approved March 27,...
Information needed to fill out the application includes: 1. Social Security number. 2. Arizona driver's license or Arizona state-issued ID (you may still complete your application without these two items). 3. Mailing address, city, state and ZIP code. 4. County where you reside. 5. The names, addresses, and phone numbers of all your employers for t...
An executive order to be issued by the governor March 20: 1. Waives the one-week waiting period after an employee loses a job before they apply for unemployment benefits. 2. Waives work search requirements for those receiving unemployment benefits. 3. Adds people who work at a business that has been temporarily closed or has reduced hours because o...
Maybe, if your employer registered with the state for a shared-work program. This is an alternative for companies that need to reduce their workforce but don't want to lay off employees. It allows employees to receive a portion of their jobless benefits while working reduced hours. The Shared Work Program is not available to an employee unless the ...
A variety of workers who normally could not access unemployment insurance will be able to receive benefits thanks to the changes the Arizona governor and federal government have enacted, said John Balitis, chairman of the labor and employment department at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon law firm in Phoenix. The state DES declined to answer questions ab...
No, Balitis said, unless there is a union contract that addresses that. Any other questions about the process? Reach reporter Ryan Randazzo at ryan.randazzo@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4331. Follow him on Twitter @UtilityReporter. Look for updates to this information in the coming days.
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Mar 19, 2020 · Arizona has not been exempt from the economic impacts stemming from the coronavirus. If you are among the people who lost their job due to the response to the spread of COVID-19, here is how...
The online UI Initial Claim application allows unemployed individuals to file new or additional claims and to reopen existing Arizona claims for unemployment insurance via the Internet.
Claimants receiving benefits from any unemployment program must complete work-search activities every week and log those work search activities when they file their weekly claims. To learn more, visit our Work Search web page.
The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program provides temporary benefits to workers (including self-employed, independent contractors, and gig workers) who have lost work for certain COVID-19 related reasons.
