UC Eligibility
Separation from Employment
Applying for Benefits
UC Definition
Appeals
100

What is 18?

The number of credit weeks required in your base year to be eligible for an amount of benefits.

100

When a claimant is separated from employer due to company shutdown for cleaning.

What is a layoff

100

This action is done every 7 days in order for claimant to receive benefits

File weekly certification for benefits.

100

This term refers to the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters

What is the base year period

100

This is the time parties have to file an appeal within PA

What is 15 days

200

The amount a claimant must earn in one week to be considered a credit week

$116

200

When separated from employer due to voluntary quit, claimant's must show this?

What is good cause

200

This must be provided by claimant, if indication of returning to work after separation.

What is a Recall Date

200

This program provides temporary income support if you lose your job through no fault of your own

Unemployment Compensation

200

Within Dashboard, claimants can navigate to this screen to view determinations that can be appealed

What is Appealable Determination

300
To receive benefits, claimant must be capable of and available for this
What is to work and actively seek work
300

This action is needed when separation reasons are not the same between both parties

What is a rebuttal

300
Claimant would need to do this within the PA Careerlink to help find job opportunities?

What is register for employment search services/ PA work registration

300

This section of Law can make a claimant ineligible if they indicate they were out of the area while filing for benefits.

What is section 401(d)(1)
300

This person will conduct a hearing to review the determination made by UC.

Who is a Referee

400

Failing to report these can lead to disqualification, fines and or even imprisonment

What are wages paid or payable

400

What is a voluntary quit without good cause?

Leaving your job without a necessary and compelling reason.

400

Claimants who are not considered Union or have a return to work date listed on claim must do these.

Weekly work searches

400

term giving to individuals who are employed by their regular employer but working less than full time hours

What is Partial unemployment

400

IF a party disagrees with a Referee's decision they can file appeal to whom?

Who is The Board Of Review

500
A work-related injury impacts your wages and credit weeks, claimant can request this to redetermine eligibility for benefits

What is an Alternate base year

500

To be eligible for UC benefits after quitting due to medical reasons, claimant must demonstrate that they informed their employer of this before resigning and that employer could not offer

What is suitable work within those limitations

500

For each week filed for benefits, claimant must be this in order to be eligible for benefits

What is be able and available for suitable work.

500

This legal term concerns a claimant's eligibility on two applications for benefits based on the same separation or non-separation issue from employment.

What is Res Judicata

500

This action must be done by staff if appeal file date is over 30 days and no hearing has been scheduled

What is send email to supervisor 


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