Many people are unaware that they can receive unemployment benefits when they are out of work. These benefits are a result of the employer paying a tax to the state in which they do business. This tax is computed on the number of employees employed. The employee never pays any of this tax, only the employer, however many people think that they have paid the tax and are entitled to these benefits just because they worked at any job. The only way to receive Unemployment Benefits is to lose a job through no fault of one’s self. However there are extenuating circumstances when one is discharged. The one way to be sure is to file a claim with the state Employment Security Department which will decide either in the employee’s favor or in the employer’s favor. After this decision is made, if one still feels that the discharge was unjust, an appeal can be made. This appeal will be reviewed first by an Administrative Law Judge. If this decision of the Administrative Law Judge is not acceptable to the employee, the employee may then appeal to the circuit court and later to the United States Supreme Court.
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