The “Notice to Workers”(VEC-B-29) from the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act
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This poster must be posted by every employer subject to Virginia unemployment compensation laws. It advises an employee when they are eligible for unemployment insurance benefits and how to apply for those benefits.
In Virginia there is no deduction from your paycheck for unemployment insurance. Employers' taxes are deposited in a trust fund from which unemployment insurance benefits are paid, unlike Old Age and Survivors Insurance, to which you do contribute.
You may apply for unemployment insurance benefits if you are totally unemployed or you are working at reduced wages and hours. File a claim for benefits the first week you are unemployed, laid off, or working reduced hours. File at www.vec.virginia.gov, or by calling 1-866-832-2363. You must register for work online if totally unemployed, via www.vawc.virginia.gov.
To be eligible, you must: File a claim with the VEC; have earned sufficient wages during your base period; be unemployed through no fault of your own; be able and available and actively searching for work; be reporting as required by VEC.
- This poster may also be obtained from:
Virginia Employment Commission
Employer Accounts - Room 100
P.O. Box 26441
Richmond, Virginia 23261-6441
(804) 786-7159
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The text reads:
Virginia Employment Commission
Notice to Workers
Every day many unemployed workers tell us that unemployment insurance is due them "because they have paid for it." This is not true in Virginia. There are no deductions from your paycheck for unemployment insurance. Employers' taxes are deposited in a trust fund from which unemployment insurance benefits are paid. Do not confuse unemployment insurance with Old Age and Survivors Insurance to which both you and your employer contribute.
You may apply for unemployment benefits if: You are totally unemployed, or You are working at reduced wages and hours.
If totally unemployed, on a temporary layoff, or if working reduced hours: The first week you are unemployed, register for work, and file a claim for benefits. You can file your claim online at www.vec.virginia.gov or by calling our Customer Contact Center at 1-866-832-2363. If you are totally unemployed, you must register for work online at www.vawc.virginia.gov .
To be eligible for benefits, the law requires that you:
- File a claim with the Virginia Employment Commission.
- Have earned sufficient wages from employers who are subject to the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act or any other State within your Base Period.
- Must be unemployed through no fault of your own.
- Must be able and available for work and making an active search for work.
- Continue to report as instructed by the Virginia Employment Commission.
- You cannot be paid unemployment benefits until you have filed your claim and have met all of the eligibility requirements. To speed payment of benefits, you should file your claim as soon as you become unemployed or your hours are reduced. If you have any questions about your rights and responsibilities under the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act, visit our website, or call our Customer Contact Center at 1-866-832-2363.
The law requires employers to post this notice in a place visible to all workers. An Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary services are available upon to individuals with disabilities. Please call 804-584-9841 or 866-373-6915 for Language Access/Assistance. This notice is available in Spanish. Direct requests to: Employer Accounts, P.O. Box 26411, Richmond, VA 23261-6441.
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