if you are fire/laid off and get severance, are you eligible for unemployment while you receive severance checks?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

are severance payouts one lump sum or over time?
if over time, can you collect unemployment at the same time?

 

[Capt Caveman]

No.

 

[Vette73]

Not while you are still getting paid (including severance)

In most if not all states you can file for unemployment though while getting severance. It can take up to a month or more to get unemployment payments so better to file ASAP.

 

[MixMasterTang]

linkWhat state are you in?

Edit:

11. When I left my job, I was given a severance package. Does that mean I am not eligible for UI benefits?

Severance benefits may or may not make you ineligible: the rules vary from state to state. If you received severance pay from your employer, the severance is often considered income and may offset any unemployment compensation to which you are entitled. Salary continuation, when you stay on the payroll for a certain number of weeks after you stop working for the company, will usually make you ineligible for unemployment for as long as the employer continues to pay your salary.

If your employer pays you severance all at once in a "lump sum," you may or may not be entitled to unemployment benefits. If the lump sum is just an up front payment of a number of weeks of your pay, the agency may treat the payment like salary continuation. You will be ineligible for benefits for the number of weeks of severance you received.

You should apply for unemployment compensation even if you are receiving severance. You should begin the paperwork immediately. When and if your severance runs out before you find another position, you can simply send in a request for compensation and the original administrative steps that you took will speed up the process of payment

 

[Golgatha]

File now. The process takes a little while to get going. Worst case scenario is your unemployment benefits never get used, but at least you'll have the paperwork done in case you do need to use them.

 

[NL5]

Odd, Oregon doesn't count it as income. Nor does it count pension payments.

 

[TruePaige]

Hmm.. If you know you are going to be unemployed in like a month for example, can you go ahead and file?

 

[Svnla]

Down here, if you get fired or leave on your own, you don't get unemployment.

If you are laid off or furlough, then you get unemployment.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Svnla
Down here, if you get fired or leave on your own, you don't get unemployment.

If you are laid off or furlough, then you get unemployment.

Not true. You MIGHT be able to get unemploymnet if you are fired. If it was for cause and can be proven then no. But if they said you steal but can;t prove it etc.. then you get it.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

oh, i'm not getting fired or laid off.
it was just a question after reading an article about how unemployment is increasing in the local area and it got me wondering.

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Svnla
Down here, if you get fired or leave on your own, you don't get unemployment.

If you are laid off or furlough, then you get unemployment.

Not true. You MIGHT be able to get unemploymnet if you are fired. If it was for cause and can be proven then no. But if they said you steal but can;t prove it etc.. then you get it.

The word "MIGHT"... good luck if you want to fight with the company over the meager unemployment check. It will come down to company word vs. yours. It can drag on and on. I think it is better to move on and focus your energy and time to get better job with another company.

Don't get me wrong, if they fire me for some stupid reasons or no cause, then I will fight them until the end of time.

BTW, if you live in "at will employment" states like mine....company can fire you for any reasons with a very few exceptions such as discrimination.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: Svnla

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Svnla
Down here, if you get fired or leave on your own, you don't get unemployment.

If you are laid off or furlough, then you get unemployment.

Not true. You MIGHT be able to get unemploymnet if you are fired. If it was for cause and can be proven then no. But if they said you steal but can;t prove it etc.. then you get it.

The word "MIGHT"... good luck if you want to fight over the company over the meager unemployment check. It will come down to company word vs. yours. It can drag on and on. I think it is better to move on and focus your energy and time to get better job with another company.

I'd sure as hell fight them. They have to pay you all the unemployment during the time they spent fighting as well you know.

Your money is your money. Don't let anyone steal from you.

You can do both at once you know.

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: Svnla

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Svnla
Down here, if you get fired or leave on your own, you don't get unemployment.

If you are laid off or furlough, then you get unemployment.

Not true. You MIGHT be able to get unemploymnet if you are fired. If it was for cause and can be proven then no. But if they said you steal but can;t prove it etc.. then you get it.

The word "MIGHT"... good luck if you want to fight over the company over the meager unemployment check. It will come down to company word vs. yours. It can drag on and on. I think it is better to move on and focus your energy and time to get better job with another company.

I'd sure as hell fight them. They have to pay you all the unemployment during the time they spent fighting as well you know.

Your money is your money. Don't let anyone steal from you.

You can do both at once you know.

See my edit post above...like I said..depends on locations... at will employment = much harder to fight..not saying impossible...just much harder

They usually don't say "you are fired"...they will say..."your employment service is no longer needed" = perfectly fit for at will states.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: Svnla

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Svnla
Down here, if you get fired or leave on your own, you don't get unemployment.

If you are laid off or furlough, then you get unemployment.

Not true. You MIGHT be able to get unemploymnet if you are fired. If it was for cause and can be proven then no. But if they said you steal but can;t prove it etc.. then you get it.

The word "MIGHT"... good luck if you want to fight over the company over the meager unemployment check. It will come down to company word vs. yours. It can drag on and on. I think it is better to move on and focus your energy and time to get better job with another company.

I'd sure as hell fight them. They have to pay you all the unemployment during the time they spent fighting as well you know.

Your money is your money. Don't let anyone steal from you.

You can do both at once you know.

I think the burden of proof is on the employer. It also might be cheaper for them to just pay the benefit, rather than go to court also.

 

[NoCreativity]

Just talked about this at lunch today. Back in 2002 a coworker got laid off with 12 weeks of severance. Collected Unemployment the whole time. He was also laid off about three years before and did the same thing. This was in Michigan.

 

[woodie1]

What happens varies from state to state. I have been laid off, paid a weekly severance based on my years of service and received unemployment at the same time.