The North Carolina Department of Commerce oversees a variety of economic, community, and workforce development policies and programs. The Division of Employment Security (DES) manages the state’s unemployment insurance program by processing claims and paying benefits. ...
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Tiffany Holcomb is one of thousands in North Carolina still waiting on unemployment benefits. Holcomb filed a claim at the beginning of May after losing her job in the medical field due to COVID-19. Last Monday, she learned her unemployment claim was finally approved. A call center agent ...
Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits in North Carolina is based on a few general requirements. The claimant must be unemployed through no fault of her own. In addition, a claimant must register for work with the Employment Security Commission (ESC) unless she is still attached to her ...
Certify on time (weekly or bi-weekly) to claim your benefits in order to get your unemployment check paid on schedule. One of the main reason people see disruptions is failing to file on time and with the required information. Further, with the new federal programs in place, the ...
A student seeking work may be eligible to claim benefits from an assistance program like UI if they return to work, but are working reduced hours. This is because the benefits program will make up the difference in their pay, up to the claimant’s weekly benefit amount. North Carolina does...
Where to claim: Click here to get to the claims page on the North Carolina Department of Commerce website. The fine print: North Carolina’s Department of Commerce lists four things that you’ll need in order to qualify for benefits: You must be unemployed due to no fault of your own ...
Some states will pay far less than a year of maximum benefits, however. For example, Florida and North Carolina each pay up to 12 weeks of regular state unemployment insurance. Their extended benefits programs offer an extra six weeks to workers. When factoring in an additional 13 weeks of ...
When you get approved forunemployment benefits, it can feel like a life preserver has been thrown to you – because it has. But, of course, the longer you go, floundering about in the water, that life preserver may start to feel like a dinghy with a hole in it. Because at some point...
(CBS Baltimore) --Unemployed people in half the country are seeing a big drop in weekly unemployment benefits, if they haven't already. The federal government has been topping off weekly unemployment checks since the American Rescue Plan passed in mid-March. The extra $300 more than doubles ...