Alabama Unemployment benefits question?

Princess Leia

Alabama's Department of Industrial Relations:
http://dir.alabama.gov/

Unemployment benefits:
https://dir.alabama.gov/uc/ICCS/

Information about unemployment compensation:
http://dir.alabama.gov/docs/guides/uc_brr.pdf

It's a 33-page long PDF. On page 11, it says "The Alabama Unemployment Compensation Law provides for a delay or
disqualification from receipt of benefits if: 1. you voluntarily quit your job without a good cause connected with the work. Personal reasons, such as a lack of transportation, moving to another town, etc., are not considered good work connected causes for quitting a job."

While it doesn't say anything about commuting distance, it is a somewhat similar situation. So, I'm going to say the answer to your question is "NO, you cannot quit and qualify for benefits."

Have you thought about moving from your rural area? Take into consideration the amount of money you pay on gas and add it to the amount you currently pay for rent to determine whether you could afford to live closer to work. Also, can you carpool? Does anyone else live near you that works near your job? Public transportation is probably out of the question, but perhaps not.

Also ask if your employer if you can telecommute - if your job is computer-related perhaps you can work 2 days from home, thus saving your commute.

SoAZ Gal

I dunno Pretty Kitty, it seems kind of strange. Of course, I live in Arizona so it is a bit different here. Here its a very unbalanced system, you make too much if you are a 19 yr old girl living on your own with a child, working part time at Jack in the box and going to school. Yet, you can be a supposed family of 6 with a residence on the south side of the border (Mexico) yet can present a U.S. PO Box for an address, be totally unemployed because you don't speak english and receive bennies for yourself, your hubby in Mexico and your 19 kids. Figure that one out and you are a genius. And everyone wonders why the U.S. has budget problems???

emaleariel

I'm in CA, so I don't know anything about AL's unemployment laws (or Ca's for that matter, lol) but that doesn't really sound right to me. Here is a link you can find out more info on:
http://dir.alabama.gov/uc/
The poster who assumes you are a Democrat has to be a Republican... making ignorant, insipid comments like that, and the inane pretzel logic behind it has gotten this country into the shameful state it's in now. They obviously have "forgotten" WHY gas is so high right now. And it's even higher than the amount at the pumps; it's been paid for with the lives of our American (Democrat) kids. Oh yeah... and none of the Republicans in this administration have ever BEEN in a war, nor have their kids. They don't have to worry about paying for anything, most of the Republican money has been paid for by the blood, sweat, & tears of other people. Not EARNED by going to work every day. Sorry, PK... I didn't mean to go off on a rant, but that kind of ignorance infuriates me. I hate it when people don't know what they're talking about, but presume to get on their indignant soap box and preach to everyone else. Good luck with your job search, too bad you don't have a rich daddy to pay for your education.

ouch

You've got to be a democrat. Slide as easy as you can through life. Heck just quit and get on the welfare system, and apply for food stamps. We all suffer from the price of gas, and we aren't quitting our jobs.

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