By Reg Jones
Eligibility for unemployment
February 27th, 2012 | Unemployment compensation
Q: I am retired military with 29 years of service on April 1, 2010. I have been employed in the Defense Department lab demo program since April 12, 2010. Have an SCD leave date of Dec. 13, 1990, SCD Civ of April 4, 2010 and SCD RIF of April 12, 2010. If given a notice of involuntary separation by my agency, will I be eligible for unemployment? Where can I find more details?
A: You’ll have to check with your state unemployment office.
Tags: Early retirement, military service
Unemployment after mandatory retirement?
June 15th, 2011 | Unemployment compensation
Q: I work in the area of law enforcement with the Bureau of Prisons. We have a mandatory requirement to retire at age 57. We are forced out without any rights to stay. My question is: Are we eligible for unemployment compensation benefits because we no longer have a job? Even though we are able to work and it is not our decision to leave. If so, how long are we allowed to claim unemployment benefits?
A: While it’s unlikely that you’d qualify for unemployment compensation, such determinations are made by the state in which you reside. Once you have been separated from your government job, you should go to the nearest public employment and claims office of your state’s employment security agency and register for work and claim unemployment benefits.
Tags: law enforcement, mandatory retirement, unemployment benefits
RIF, DSA and unemployment benefits
April 13th, 2011 | DOWNSIZING Reductions in force Unemployment compensation
Q: If I am eligible for a discontinued service annuity and I am separated due to a reduction in force, would I be eligible to receive unemployment benefits in addition to the DSA?
A: Probably not, but you’ll have to check with your state employment security agency to be sure.
Tags: discontinued service annuity, DSA, reduction-in-force, RIF, unemployment, unemployment benefits