Claimants will be denied unemployment benefits for a specific
number of weeks or until additional requirements are met if they:
Quit work without good cause.
Were discharged for just cause. The basic factors which
establish just cause and are essential for determination of ineligibility are:
Culpability - this is the
seriousness of the conduct or the severity of the offense as it affects
continuance of the employment relationship.
Knowledge - the employee
must have had a knowledge of the conduct which the employer expected.
Control - the conduct must
have been within the power and capacity of the claimant to control or
prevent.
Are involved in a strike or failure to cross picket
lines.
Are school employees or professional athletes with
reasonable assurance of returning to work when school or season resumes.
Are not available for full-time work or not actively
seeking work each week.
Attend school under circumstance which adversely affect
availability for full-time work (unless special commission approval is given).
Fail to accept available suitable work or a referral to
such work.
File fraudulent claims.
Have earnings equal to or more than the weekly benefit
amount. (This includes wages, vacation, holiday or severance pay, and wages in
lieu of notice.)
Are an illegal alien or an alien not permitted to work
in this country.
If you want further information on disqualifications, or if
you are aware of any possible disqualifying issues regarding any claimants,
please call the Unemployment Claims Center.
Unemployment Insurance Claim Center Phone Numbers:
Salt Lake / So. Davis (801) 526-4400
Weber / No. Davis (801) 612-0877
Utah County. (801) 375-4067
All other areas In / Out of State (888) 848-0688
If there is a potential disqualifying issue due to an employee’s
reason for separation and you are the last employer, you will be notified on
Form 606 "Employer notice of Claim Filed." A decision as to the
claimant’s (your former employee’s) eligibility for benefits will be based
on statements received from both you and the claimant. Information which you
submit will be shown to the claimant. Likewise, you have the right to be advised
of the information the claimant has provided to the Department.