He started working for a company in PA but got laid off a year later due to COVID.
He filed for unemployment benefits in PA, then found a job in NJ within weeks
but now the situation at the new place is somewhat uncertain as well and
we are trying to be prepared for all possible outcomes.
If he gets laid off from this new job in NJ, does anyone have any personal
or professional experience in dealing with this type of scenario?
For the life of me, I can’t find anything online that explains what happens
in these cases. Does he then open a new claim in NJ or do they look
a certain window of time back and if he worked in PA during that window,
that state is responsible for paying the benefits?
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Not sure where you should apply for Unemployment Benefits because you live in New Jersey but worked out of state, or worked in New Jersey but live out of state? Here’s what you need to know.
Thanks, I saw this but it doesn’t fit our scenario - our dilemma is that we are
not sure if he were to be laid off, would he have to reopen his PA claim that is still very recent or open a new one in NJ. We are not sure of the timeline requirements.
Does he have to be employed in NJ for a certain amount of time before
he can apply with them?
Unfortunately I think you will need to contact them. I’m sure it’s not common but not unheard of question. Hopefully you’ll be able to get a clear answer.
And my sympathies, these things are very stressful.
To receive benefits, you have to meet a minimum earnings requirement during your “base period.” The base period is the timeframe used to determine if you qualify for UI benefits and to calculate your benefit amount.
The regular base year period consists of the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the week you file an initial claim.
Your regular base year period consists of 52 weeks and is determined by the date you apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits, as outlined in the chart below:
I suspect if he didn’t exhaust his PA claim, that could be reopened.
Deb922, if only you could call the unemployment and actually get someone on the phone,
that’s pretty much an impossibility during COVID
DeeCee36, thank you, based on what you are saying, he wouldn’t qualify for NJ benefits,
since he didn’t work in NJ during the base period, that’s what I was kind of thinking…
Wonder if there is any harm in trying, don’t want them to think we are attempting to
double dip… Probably better to try to reopen the PA claim as you said.
