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ChihuahuaMomma
Aug 17, 2010, 03:10 PM
Hi there,

I have currently been unemployed for a month. I was fired from my previous job. However, the job before that I quit, I put in my two weeks and that was that. It was a little over a year ago. And someone told me that I might be able to claim unemployment benefits based on that job, is this true? If it helps I live in Washington state.

Fr_Chuck
Aug 17, 2010, 06:26 PM
Your unemployment is based on any and all jobs you had doing the qualifing period.

The unemployment office goes back to all of your prior work to qualify and determine amount of payment.

You do not file for various places, just file and it goes back to all your work

ChihuahuaMomma
Aug 17, 2010, 06:28 PM
How long is "the qualifying period"?

J_9
Aug 17, 2010, 06:42 PM
I've never known anyone to be able to collect from a job they quit.

ChihuahuaMomma
Aug 17, 2010, 06:43 PM
That's what I was thinking... That's why I was asking.

Fr_Chuck
Aug 17, 2010, 07:13 PM
No you are thinking of it wrong, if you quit three jobs, and the last job you are fired, or quit for cause, you collect back on all of the past jobs ( even ones you quit) for the number of working quarters.

You don't apply for anything but your current firing or layoff, they will qualify you and determine how much you get depending on how much was paid in during the period.

It looks back to the four quarters you worked prior to the quarter that you are filing in.

Qualifying for Unemployment - LoveToKnow Jobs (http://jobs.lovetoknow.com/Qualifying_for_Unemployment)

ChihuahuaMomma
Aug 17, 2010, 07:17 PM
What if out of one of those three quit jobs I walked out..?