Unemployment Insurance (UI) Checklist

	Apply as soon as you are unemployed.
	Look for work and be ready to accept it.
	Request a benefit payment every week until you return to work full-time.
	Remember your password and keep it private.
	Read this handbook.
	Respond to all requests for information.
	Keep the address on your account up-to-date for at least four years after your last request for a benefit payment.
	Call UI Customer Service if you have questions (see Contact Customer Service).

Did you know...

…to receive a benefit payment, you first have to make a request? (see Requesting Benefit Payments)

…benefits are not paid for the first week? (see When Can I Expect My First Payment?)

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