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    Default Can I Take a Vacation While Collecting Unemployment Insurance

    My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: California

    Hi there!

    I was laid off and have elected to receive unemployment insurance through the state of California. I am a software engineer, and am able to do work 100% online ( and have done this in the past). What are the legal implications of traveling ( both within the US and international) while receiving benefits? It is my understanding that i must be actively looking and able to work in order to receive the benefit, which i will be able to do while traveling. The problem is, the forms are sent to one address and my address is changing often ( i had to move out of my house to save cost and dont have a permanent address at the moment). Is it possible to have somebody fill the form out for me?

    What would I need to tell EDD if the forms are not sent back in a timely matter and I am scheduled a phone interview while out of the country and somebody had filled the forms out in my behalf? I think i am living up to my end of the bargain by looking for work, but just can not fill out the form. Would EDD see it this way, or would this situation lead to loss of benefit? What would i need to tell EDD to minimize any legal exposure ( if any)?

    thanks in advance for any help!

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    Default Re: International Travel with California Unemployment Insurance

    Having somebody else complete the forms for you is considered by the EDD to be fraud and is prosecutable as such.

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    Default Re: International Travel with California Unemployment Insurance

    You cannot lawfully have somebody else complete the forms for you.

    Whether or not you're available to interview by phone, obviously you're not available to interview with employers that want to interview you in person and your also obviously not available for work. You can take a vacation, but you should indicate on your reports to EDD that your vacation days are days you were not available to work and thus not eligible for benefits.

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    Default Re: Can I Take a Vacation While Collecting Unemployment Insurance

    Before you go on vacation or have a friend fill out your paperwork....

    READ YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT HANDBOOK. If you do not have a paper copy, look it up online.

    In most cases/states...it works like this:

    - You are to be available for interviews or work 24/7/365 (with certain exceptions).
    - Go on vacation - you are not available for work or interviews.
    - Your old job may have let you work from home at your schedule. But that does not ring the same for Potential Job, Inc and the hours THEY want you to interview or work.

    In short:
    - Go on vacation...Unemployment will want an explanation of why you were not available for work. And you may not only kiss a week or two of U.I. goodbye...but all of it.
    - Have a friend fill out your certification....you and your friend may have to pay back every dime you have collected; and may face criminal charges.

    In Michigan...they can turn you down for Unemployment if you were taking a single college class, got laid off, and continued to take that single 4-hour per week class. Even if you would drop the class for an interview or job - they consider it 4 hours you are not available for, or seeking, work.

    So check your states handbook very closely before taking vacation, and do not ask anyone to certify for you.

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    Default Re: Can I Take a Vacation While Collecting Unemployment Insurance

    i would love to visit my relatives oversea too but not while i am collecting UI checks.

    unless you're a dual citizen of some other country and holding that country's passport you might get a shot, however you still need to sign and return your claim form every 2 weeks plus you said you have an interview coming up, I just don't see how you can get away with travel overseas and get paid at the same time.

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