Rules for receiving unemployment benefits

To qualify for unemployment benefits, claimants:

must demonstrate recent substantial attachment to the labor market;

must be out of work through no fault of their own;

must be ready, willing, and able to work; and

must be actively seeking employment.

A claimant who has qualified for benefits according to the guidelines above, can have the active work search requirement waived and remain eligible for benefits if the claimant is attending a training course approved by the Commissioner of Labor.