West Virginia Packages

The base period is a twelve-month period that is determined by the beginning date of your new claim. To establish a benefit year, you must have sufficient covered wages to be MONETARILY ELIGIBLE. During your base period, you must have been paid wages of at least $2,200 in covered employment.

How do I file a claim? You must file your Initial Unemployment Compensation Application online at uc.workforcewv.org and select the radio button To file a new/additional Initial Unemployment Claim.

If you have received severance pay from your employer, the severance is often considered income and may offset any unemployment compensation to which you are entitled. You will be ineligible for benefits for the number of weeks of severance you received.

Yes, you can sue your employer if they wrongfully fired you. But you need to know if your employer actually broke the law, and you need to determine how strong your case is. All too often, people want to sue for being fired when the company had a legitimate reason to fire them. Not every firing is illegal.

WorkforceJOBS@wv.gov You will need your Account Number and FEIN to file online.

How to check the status of your claim? Go to http://www.uc.workforcewv.org and select the 6 th option down If you are a claimant and want specific information about your claim.

The maximum weekly benefit amount is currently $424; the minimum amount is currently $24. You may receive benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks. (In times of very high unemployment, additional weeks of benefits may be available.)

Employment. Introduction Video.

In West Virginia, as in other states, employees work at will. This means an employee can generally be fired at any time and for any reason, or for no reason at all.