Are there any exceptions that would permit a person to receive unemployment compensation if they quit their job?
LEE: Yes, there are NINE of them. In some cases they involve case-by-case judgment by the Unemployment Insurance Program Staff. In some cases specific elements of proof are required. The nine exceptions are: • You quit for “good reason” – caused by employer. • You quit to take another job and are laid off shortly thereafter. • You quit within 30 calendar days of employment because the work was ‘unsuitable’. • You quit what you consider to be “an unsuitable job” & enter job training • You quit part time employment after having been laid off from full time job. • You quit because you were notified that you were going to be laid off within 30 days (you’ll be denied benefits for the period of time you would have been able to work & you would qualify for benefits after that). • You quit because of your own serious illness (including chemical dependency). • You quit because you lost childcare & your employer cannot accommodate you (this is unusual nationally). • You quit because by staying y
