When can benefit payments be denied? Voluntarily leaving work without good cause. Being discharged for misconduct connected with work. Not being able to work or available for work. Refusing an offer of suitable work. Knowingly making false statements to obtain benefit payments.
You can file your weekly claim online at jobs.utah. You may have issues that the Department of Workforce Services needs examine before you are found eligible for benefits. It can take up to four weeks to receive a decision regarding your eligibility.
Some examples of issues that may affect eligibility for UI benefits include: Reason for job separation. Ability and availability to work full-time. Actively seeking full-time work.
To be found eligible for benefits, it is your responsibility to show that you quit for “good cause” as defined by the law. Good cause is shown if there was substantial harm by your staying on the job and if this harm could not be prevented or controlled.
How to File a Wage Claim. To print and file a wage claim, you must complete UALD's Wage Claim Assignment Form. Return the completed form to UALD by hand delivering it to our office, mailing it to the address listed on the first page of the form, or fax the form to us at (801) 530-7609.
Some examples of issues that may affect eligibility for UI benefits include: Reason for job separation. Ability and availability to work full-time. Actively seeking full-time work.
Weekly unemployment insurance benefits are determined by dividing the earnings from the highest quarter within your base period by 26 and then deducting $5.00. Utah's maximum weekly benefit amount (WBA) stands at $712, and the overall maximum benefit amount (MBA) for the entire year is $18,512.
The amount can range from $40 to $450 per week. For more information, refer to How Unemployment Insurance Benefits Are Computed (PDF) or the Unemployment Insurance Benefit Table (PDF).