COVID-19 information for workers
People who have lost their jobs or had their hours significantly reduced because of COVID-19 may qualify for unemployment benefits.
You may be eligible for unemployment benefits if you meet all other eligibility requirements; and:
- You have temporarily or permanently lost your job or had your hours significantly 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 your 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.