Can I receive unemployment compensation and workers compensation benefits at the same time?
No, not if you are receiving temporary total or permanent total disability benefits as you must be medically able and available for work to qualify for unemployment. For additional information on Unemployment Compensation, you may want to utilize the Unemployment Compensation website at: www.floridajobs.org. • Reference: Section 440.
Workers’ compensation benefits will not be payable for temporary total disability for any week in which the injured worker has received unemployment compensation. You must be medically unable to work to receive temporary total disability benefits. To receive unemployment compensation, you must be available and able to work. If the injured worker is entitled to temporary partial benefits, unemployment compensation could be due and would serve as the primary compensation. Additionally, the sum of the two benefits may not exceed the amount of the temporary partial benefits for which the injured worker is entitled.
No, not if you are receiving temporary total or permanent total disability benefits as you must be medically able and available for work to qualify for unemployment. For additional information on Unemployment Compensation, you may want to utilize the Unemployment Compensation website at: www.floridajobs.org. Reference: Section 440.
No, not if you are receiving temporary total or permanent total disability benefits as you must be medically able and available for work to qualify for unemployment. For additional information on Unemployment Compensation, you may want to utilize the Unemployment Compensation website at: www.floridajobs.org.” This may be found at: http://www.fldfs.com/wc/faq/faqwrkrs.
