Tin can a person work function-time and still collect UI benefits?

If y'all are back to work but working less than full-time hours, you may be able to continue receiving unemployment benefits. Even so, the amount you earn will affect your weekly do good amount (WBA). If you are working with reduced hours (underemployed), you are required to study your gross earnings for each week yous work when yous certify for benefits. Earnings include any wages from employment or payment for personal services. You tin can check your MiWAM account page for the reduced payment amount.

Other types of payments that yous are required to study include the value of room and board related to employment (for example, a holding manager living on site that does not pay hire or utilities), vacation or holiday pay; bonus pay, severance pay and pension payments.

When special payments are reported, the Unemployment Insurance Bureau determines if these payments will reduce a claimant'due south benefit payment, and if and so, the amount of the reduction. For special payments you will receive a determination (Grade UIA 1302) with details about the reduced payment.

In general, if gross earnings or special payments for the week exceed 1.5 times your weekly benefit amount (excessive earnings), you will not be eligible for benefits for that week, including the $600 Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) payment.

To summate your earnings for the calendar week, multiply your hourly rate of pay past the number of hours you worked during the week (Sunday through Saturday).

For Example:

1. If you earn more than $1.00 up to but not equal to your weekly benefit amount in any week, subtract half of your earnings from the payment: You can figure this out by following this formula: Weekly Benefit Amount - 1/2 of the amount you earned _______________________________ Your new amount 2. If you earn an amount equal to your weekly benefit amount but not more than 1.5 times your payment during a week, follow this formula: Multiply your weekly benefit amount by 1.5 - the total amount you earned __________________________________________ Your new amount 3. If you earn an amount equal to 1.5 times your weekly benefit amount or more (or if you worked full time) you are not entitled to a payment for that week.

When certifying each week online or by telephone, be sure to answer yeah when asked if you worked during a specific calendar week. Be certain to report earnings for the calendar week in which yous performed the work, NOT the week in which you received the payment. Written report the total amount of earnings before taxes are taken out.