Partial Unemployment in AZ

[Shadowbunny]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ

My coworkers and I are part of the 800,000 Dept of Defense employees who will be furloughed 2 days per pay period. My boss has tasked me with finding out if we're eligible for partial unemployment.


I read through this: http://www.azlawhelp.org/documents/Unemployguide.pdf but didn't find the answer.

Even their relatively user-friendly site didn't offer any answers: https://www.azdes.gov/landing.aspx?id=4211

I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.

Thanks,

Dena

 

[swalsh411]

Unlikely because in all States I am familar with there is a dollar for dollar offset againt the benefit amount and since the benefit amount won't be 4/5 of your weekly pay, you won't be able to collect. I don't have time to search right now but I would be surprised if Arizona was an exception.

So in other words, yes you can file and get a claim established, but unless you are lying about how much you are being paid you won't get any money.

 

[Shadowbunny]

Thanks, Swalsh411 -- I had a feeling that would be the case.

There is some talk of the agencies letting the employees decide how they want to take the 22 days of no-pay. If someone were to elect to do it all at once, would they then be eligible? Assuming, of course, they meet all other eligibity requirements.

And since this is a furlough, not a termination, is there a job-seeking requirement?

(BTW, this research has given me a whole new level of appreciation for the knowledge of our Senior Member employment laws gurus. Trying to decipher the rules just for one state has made me bug-slap crazy; don't know how they do it with multiple states.)

 

[HomeGuru]

Reasearch on multiple states leads to bugsy slap crazy.

 

[HomeGuru]

Research on multiple states leads to bugsy slap crazy.

 

[commentator]

There is certainly no downside to filing the claim for unemployment. They (the unemployment system) will have prepped on this situation and will be able to advise you exactly of how they will deal with it.

 

[Shadowbunny]

Thanks for the input -- it's much appreciated.