Can I get unemployment if..... (collect, claim, work, money)

[johnpohl52]

I live in PA and was collecting unemployment benefits. I took a job in SC and only worked a few weeks and could not continue doing the commute. Too far. I never moved just was commuting. But now I am unemployed again because I had to quit.

Can I get my unemployment benefits going again in PA without hassle for this reason?

[Chyvan]

Originally Posted by johnpohl52

Can I get my unemployment benefits going again in PA without hassle for this reason?

Very unlikely. You knew where the job was when you accepted it, and you don't get to change your mind. You could have refused it, but now it's a quit, and good cause only arises when the employer MOVES too far away from you, not when it was too far to begin with.

However, go ahead and try. Sometimes, a UI person might give you the benefit of the doubt, and adjudicate it as a refusal instead of a quit. You might get lucky, but don't be disappointed if it doesn't work out.

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by johnpohl52

I live in PA and was collecting unemployment benefits. I took a job in SC and only worked a few weeks and could not continue doing the commute. Too far. I never moved just was commuting. But now I am unemployed again because I had to quit.

Can I get my unemployment benefits going again in PA without hassle for this reason?

You commuted from Pennsylvania to South Carolina? Daily?

[mannyc3286]

i just started my unemployment right and i have 16 weeks on it and can collect 6,000.00 total now i might accept this full time job 23.00 hr now i might or will make to much to collect unemployment now my question is where does that remaining unemployment money go now from unemployment do i get it back on tax season or what

[Chyvan]

I told you before in your other thread Unemployment claim balance reaching zero what should I do next? (CA)

The state keeps it.