Unemployment eligibility question (Jackson, Hewitt: insurance, employment, tax)

[jban512]

Can an applicant be denied benefits if applicant quits a full-time, year-round job to take a seasonal job, with a definite end-date, perhaps even at slightly more money per hour?

[Bettylou22]

I don't think that you quitting a job for another job is relevant. It's the job that you were laid off from that matters.

Here's the link to the Unemployment Division: Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Division

Do a search for "seasonal". I found this...

SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT NOTICE


Under Section 108.02(15)(k)19 of the Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Law, your employer
has been designated a SEASONAL employer by the Department of Workforce Development -
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Division.

This means that you might not be able to use work performed for the SEASONAL employer to
qualify for unemployment benefits. Your employer is required to provide this notice of potential
ineligibility before you begin work with the SEASONAL employer.

You may QUALIFY for unemployment insurance benefits based on your work for the
SEASONAL employer if:

1. You are employed at least 90 days.

This means that at least 90 days must elapse from your first day to your last day with the
SEASONAL employer. You do not have to work 90 days during your employment, but
the 90 day period must be during the employer's "season."

OR

2. You earn $500.00 from other employers.

The $500 must be earned during the base period and may be earned from one or more
covered employers.

OR

3. The employer's designation as a SEASONAL employer changes.

[jban512]

Are tax preparation services, such as HR Block, Jackson-Hewitt, etc., considered "seasonal" employers, by DWD definition?

[jban512]

Are tax preparation services, such as HR Block, etc., considerd "seasonal" employers by DWD?