Fact Sheets About State Jobless Benefits

Qualifying For A New Benefit Year - Requalifying for Unemployment Benefits After They Expire. This national fact shee describes how certain long-term jobless workers can requalify for benefits one year after they were initially laid-off.
(March, 2004)

Note - these New York fact sheets have some information that may be helpful to workers in other states.
Benefits for Unemployed Workers
This New York fact sheet for workers explains basic eligibility requirements and application process for unemployment insurance benefits in New York. (January 2002)

Getting Unemployment Benefits and Keeping Them
This New York fact sheet for workers addresses common issues that arise when workers apply for unemployment insurance benefits. (January 2002)

Were You Turned Down for Unemployment Benefits?
This New York fact sheet for workers explains what to do when the Department of Labor denies an application for unemployment insurance benefits. (January 2002)