Congress has passed new rules regarding unemployment benefits and COVID-19. You may be eligible for unemployment benefits if:
- You have temporarily or permanently lost your job or had your hours reduced because of COVID-19.
- A healthcare professional or health authority recommended or ordered you to avoid contact with others due to COVID-19.
- You have been ordered not to come to their workplace due to an outbreak of COVID-19.
- You have received notification from a school district, daycare, or other childcare provider that either classes are canceled or your usual childcare is unavailable, as long as you made a reasonable effort to find other childcare and requested time off or other accommodation from your employer and no reasonable accommodation was available.
If you have any questions regarding unemployment eligibility and COVID-19, visit the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance website at https://www.uimn.org/applicants/needtoknow/news-updates/covid-19.jsp