If you submit yes and got surplused. Can you still file unemployment benefits on your state?
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You will be eligible for unemployment benefits whether you answer yes or no. This is because a ‘Yes’ answer confirms that you are expressing ‘Interest’ in INVOLUNTARILY leaving. Not the same thing as volunteering to leave.
As others have already mentioned, each state has its own rules on how they treat severance pay. In some states, for example if you receive 6 months severance pay then you must wait the full 6 months before starting unemployment benefits. Other states (such as California) do not consider severance pay to be wages so you can file for unemployment benefits immediately after the standard 8-day waiting period.
ILL “Survey” specifically states that a ‘Yes’ answer = Involutary surplus. Notice this time around it is referred to as “Interest in Leaviing”, as opposed to 2018 MVO offer. MVO offer was a full on contract that actually spelled out that you’d be VOLUNTEERING to leave, not to mention severance pay would only be 50% of standard severance package. Leaving under MVO (Management Voluntary Offer) also disqualified you from unemployment benefits because you CHOSE to leave.
With ILL you are not choosing to leave, but instead a yes answer simply means you are interested in leaving. If your ‘yes’ is accepted, you will still be out-processed as INVOLUNTARY Surplus, with exact same severance package as someone that says no. It is a much much better deal than that MVO in 2018!!!!
This time I will be saying YES, and I’m counting the days to freedom!!!
AT&T will never contest an unemployment claim...... either way, you will get unemplyment if you file
Well the form itself says if check yes equal’s involuntarily terminated so I would say yes you would qualify for unemployment.
I would check with your state, last time I looked into this my state considered voluntary separation - surplus or not as quitting and so no unemployment.
If you get involuntarily surplused then you are eligible for unemployment in my state but unemployment starts after the period of time the surplus is supposed to be for.
Depends on the state. My state pays because it is a company plan to reduce force.
Separately, there may be a waiting period if the separated employee was paid severance pay. But if that applies, it would also apply to involuntarily separated employees.
Yes
Depends on the state. In some it is looked at as resigning your position. You might want to check. Guess it depends on how you fill out the paperwork.
Yes
Yes, you can get it.