Medical Reasons: When you cannot work because of a medical condition (or when working would worsen a medical condition) you may have good cause to quit a job, and could therefore receive unemployment compensation (Deiss v. UCBR, 475 Pa.
Can you collect unemployment if you take a voluntary layoff in PA?
Section 402(b) of the Pennsylvania UC Law provides, in part, that a claimant shall be ineligible for benefits for any week in which his/her unemployment is due to voluntarily leaving work without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature.
Can you get unemployment and Social Security disability in PA?
Or, can you get unemployment while on social security disability in Pennsylvania? The answer to both questions is a qualified “yes!” In Pennsylvania, you can collect both unemployment and social security disability benefits under the right circumstances.
Can you collect long term disability and unemployment at the same time?
However, the eligibility requirements for LTD and unemployment benefits do occasionally overlap and in limited circumstances, as we’ll see below, a person may collect both. Long-term disability insurance carriers and plan administrators will not hesitate to use an application for unemployment benefits against you.
When to file for unemployment while on disability?
Should you be terminated while on disability and be eligible for unemployment benefits, you should file for these benefits as soon as you recover. Because the amount of wages you earned in the year you seek to collect benefits may be affected by your disability leave, you may be able to use an alternate base year.
Can you work if you have long term disability?
If, however, your long-term disability insurance policy says that you are disabled only if you are unable to perform the duties of “any occupation,” then you cannot work at another type of job or collect unemployment benefits.
