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    Default Can You Get Unemployment Due to a Lengthened Commute

    My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: MA
    Several months ago, my office relocated within the state, but relocated to the city while they were previously in a suburb. Prior to the move, I drove 50 miles each way to work, which took about 1 hour. The new location is actually closer to me in distance (about 40 miles), but since it is in the city, I have to take public transportation in as it doesn't make sense to drive there. Now, the door-to-door commute takes me between 2-2.5 hours each way between driving to the bus station, taking the bus, and walking to the office.

    Now, I have been doing this commute for about 3 months and have been actively looking for work closer to me with no luck. I spend all the free time I can searching for and applying for jobs, but between a full time job and 4-5 hours of travel each day, it's hard to put enough time in to the search.

    My question is, would this situation be eligible for me to collect unemployment? This would give me the time I need to find a new job.

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    Default Re: Office Relocated and Commute Has Doubled- Am I Eligible

    Given that you do not HAVE to take public transit but could drive (it's a difference of 10 miles less), that doesn't really afford you a reason for a good cause quit. One of our frequent posters here commutes, if I recall correctly, about 2+ hours each way and she works in MA as well.

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    Default Re: Office Relocated and Commute Has Doubled- Am I Eligible

    That would be me. My door to door commute, on a good day, is 2 hours and five minutes each way. It's taken as long as three and a half hours in bad weather. I may well work from home tomorrow. I commute from Duxbury to Harvard Square.

    No, you would not get UI if you quit. If you had quit immediately upon the office move and never made the changed commute, you might have; there are no guarantees. But by making that commute for three months you told the DUA that it was acceptable. The option to quit and collect unemployment over the commute is gone.

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