How Do I Check My Unemployment Benefits with Job Service North Dakota?

As of January 2020, Job Service North Dakota is accepting filings for unemployment benefit online. This process makes it easy for workers to file for unemployment and also to check their benefits. Furthermore, you can view your application status online without having to call the office.

Job Service North Dakota is accepting unemployment filings from contractors, self-employed workers, gig economy workers and those workers who have completely exhausted their benefits given to them under regular unemployment insurance program.

Also, you can contact Job Service North Dakota via phone line to check your unemployment benefits. The staff will respond to your request and furnish you with the details of your application. You are notified whether the claim is processed, or still under review.

Processing is subject to meeting the eligibility requirements set by North Dakota. Therefore, it's good to first determine your eligibility before making the application.

How Do I Know If Am Eligible for Unemployment Benefits?

First, note that some of the eligibility requirements listed below have recently been superseded by the CARES Act passed by the federal government. For a worker to be eligible for receiving unemployment benefits, that person must:

1. Be available to work

2. Be actively looking for work

3. Be able to do work

4. Have been unemployment for other reasons other than a misconduct

5. Meet the minimum earnings eligibility established by Job Service North Dakota based on wage earnings during the base period.

When Should I Check My Unemployment Benefits?

Remember, your unemployment benefits payments start on Sunday the second week after your filing. It ends the next Saturday at midnight.

Check your unemployment benefits after the second week of filing as the payment for the first week will be ready. However, you can file your unemployment claim on the same week you became unemployed to facilitate quick processing of your application and payment of your benefits.

The effective date is the second Sunday after your first week of filing for a claim. Remember, claims can't be backdated to earlier weeks if you filed late. Therefore, it's vital that you file for unemployment benefits soonest after losing your job.

What Information Do I Need to Check My Unemployment Benefits?

To both file and check your unemployment benefits, you need your social security number, union number and name, and address.

You can contact Job Service North Dakota to check your benefits via the given telephone number. Alternatively, you can go to the Job Service North Dakota website and use your information to check your unemployment benefits.

Currently, the maximum weekly benefits payments stand at $594 with the minimum being $43. Basically this means that to earn the minimum weekly payments, you must have worked a minimum of two quarters in that period. File your claim within 4 weeks of losing your job, preferably as soon as possible.

You receive your unemployment benefits payments in cash, check or bank deposits. The payments are made according to the schedule determined by the local Job Service North Dakota office. This means you can get bi-monthly or weekly payments. You can also check with the Job Service North Dakota office.

You are disqualified from receiving the benefits if you voluntarily quit your job or were fired due to a misconduct. In this case, the unemployment benefits are denied. Not every unemployed person is eligible to receive unemployment benefits. You have to be temporarily unemployment to receive the benefits. Plus, you must meet the eligibility requirements.