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Unemployment after giving birth.
« on: August 01, 2010, 03:29:56 PM »
My wife has been getting NYS unemployment benefits for a few months now.
She gave birth last week, and today she can certify another week of benefits.
The thing is that one of the certification questions is wethre she was ready, willing and able to work last week.
Well... ready and willing i guess yes, but able.. not really...
Will she have any problems if she claims her benefits like the usual?
Or will they realize that the same week she's claiming to have been able, really she gave birth and wasn't able?

Thanks in advance for your replies!

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2010, 04:09:58 PM »
Can't you claim disability during unemployment (DDU)?

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2010, 11:30:40 PM »
There actually is something called DDU?
In my opinion they contradict each other. I claim unemployment and every week you have to answer a series of questions one of them being: How many days were you NOT ready, willing and able to work?
So if his wife gave birth she was not ABLE (the keyword here) to work at least for one day, deeming her unable to claim benefits for that week at least until she recovers.
Although if she actually claims she might get the benefits because the unemployment dept. might not have the info that she gave birth, but if they find out at some point she might be in trouble...

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2010, 04:24:52 AM »
Yes it does exist, and you don't have to be able and available to work. It means that instead of taking off from work due to a disability, you are taking off from your job hunt. I know for sure this exists in nj (as a simple Google search  will show), however, I don't know about NY.

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2010, 04:19:07 AM »
If she claims she felt perfectly fine she could have been telemarketing.

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2010, 09:20:32 AM »
Hey! what happened in the end?

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2011, 05:10:38 PM »
OK...............I know this is about a year later and we are not receiving benefits anymore, But, if I recall correctly, we just "rolled with it" and claimed that week as well... Got the benefits.
I mean, the baby was born on Shabbos morning and by Monday she could have (technically) been back at work ;)

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2011, 05:17:39 PM »
I'll let her boss know for next time! :P

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2011, 05:37:46 PM »
My ant went to work for the hospital! 

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2011, 05:55:22 PM »
Didn't Shlomo say you learn zrizus from ants :)

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2011, 06:03:53 PM »
My ant went to work for the hospital! 
you have a pet ant?

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2011, 09:45:17 PM »
you have a pet ant?
yes she works for AMAX  :P

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2011, 11:37:02 AM »
yes she works for AMAX  :P

Hay man, you got some great memory!!

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2011, 12:47:55 PM »
thanks no hard feelings?

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Re: Unemployment after giving birth.
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2011, 04:00:30 PM »
thanks no hard feelings?

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