VEC Unemployment 101

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What will be 3 of your main roles as a VEC Agent?

• Assist with weekly certifications

• Review work search requirements with claimants

• Provide tax advice

• Discuss stimulus packages

• Check eligibility status

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Unemployment Compensation is meant to be a permanent replacement for workers recently laid off due to no fault of their own

• True

• False

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UI is a partnership between ______ and ______ government to distribute benefits to claimants who meet all eligibility requirements

• city, state

• federal, executive

• employer, local

• state, federal

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Who pays for Unemployment Insurance?

• The Employer

• The Employee

• The State Government

• The Federal Government

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Who may file a claim for Unemployment Insurance

• Those unemployed through no fault of their own

• Those that quit work for any reason

• Those that were fired for any reason

• All of the above

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The amount of taxes employers pay into UI is largely based on their history of lay-offs

• True

• False

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What is the correct journey for a VEC claimant?

• Become unemployed, apply, certify/collect, approved/denied, expire/re-apply

• Certify/collect, expire/re-apply, become unemployed, approved/denied, apply

• Apply, become unemployed, certify/collect, approved/denied, expire/re-apply

• Become unemployed, apply, approved/denied, certify/collect, expire/re-apply

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If claimant is disqualified they may not appeal

• True

• False

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How often do claimants certify?

• Weekly

• Bi-weekly

• Monthly

• Every 26 Weeks

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How may a claim be filed (select all that apply)

• Online

• By Telephone

• By Raven

• By Mail

• Paper application at local VEC office

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What information must be provided before discussing any information on a claim?

• Name, DOB, SSN, DL/ID number, Address

• DOB, SSN, First 4 of PIN, Phone number, Address

• Name, SSN, Address, First 4 of PIN, Phone number

• Name, SSN, Address, Phone number, DL/ID number

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What qualifications must a claimant meet to be eligible for Standard UI? (select all that apply)

• Worked for a "covered" employer

• Be totally unemployed

• Have sufficient wages in the base period

• Be approved for PUA

• Have lost employment through no fault of your own

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If the Date of Claim is March 2021, What constitutes the standard base period?

• Q1 2020 to Q4 2020

• Q2 2020 to Q1 2021

• Q4 2019 to Q3 2020

• None of the above

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What are the minimum and maximum benefits per week?

• $50 - $350

• $60 - $360

• $70 - $370

• $80 - $380

• $90 - $390

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All recipients of Unemployment benefits receive the same, standard amount in Virginia

• True

• False

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Monetary eligibility is based on sufficient wages in the base period/alternate base period defined by each State UI Law

• True

• False

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Shannon quit her job because she was "bored", Will she be eligible for UI?

• Yes

• No

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Who is charged for any benefit payments made to an individual on unemployment?

• State of Virginia

• Liable Employer

• US Department of Labor

• Last Employer

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How long does a claimant have after filing initial claim to file their first weekly claim?

• 14 Days

• 20 Days

• 28 Days

• 30 Days

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How often do claimants file certifications?

• Daily

• Weekly

• Bi-weekly

• Monthly

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It takes ___ business days for your funds to be deposited into claimant's account after their weekly claim ________.

• 3, is filed

• 2, has been processed

• 3, has been processed

• 5, is filed

• 2, is filed

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Who must register for job services?

• All claimants

• Claimants that live in VA

• Claimants that live outside VA

• Job services registration is not required

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To avoid denial of benefits, claimant must file their first weekly claim within 3 days of the date they filed their initial/new claim.

• True

• False

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Once the employer disputes a claim, the claim is denied and nothing else can be done!

• True

• False

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Claimants will not be paid benefits, even if they are qualified and eligible to receive them, if they fail to file their weekly request for payment.

• True

• False

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VEC does not require claimants to make an active search for work including two verifiable job contacts made within each benefit week.

• True

• False

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What may cause Extended Benefits (EB) to be enacted? (select all that apply)

• State insured unemployment rate reaches 5%

• 3 consecutive months of "high" unemployment

• Decree by Governor

• Vote by VA Genral Assembly

• Court Order

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Claimants who are denied EB eligibility can not apply for PUA

• True

• False

• Under Certain Cercumstances

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Claimants can receive both UI and PUA benefits at the same time.

• True

• False

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Claimants can apply for PUA once they have exhausted regular UI. Total entitlement cannot exceed 79 weeks for all three programs

• True

• False

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Gig workers must apply for UI first, and only once denied can they apply for PUA

• True

• False

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As of July 2021, EB program is active in the state of Virginia

• True

• False