Can I collect unemployment in Pennsylvania if I decline to become licensed?
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Can I collect unemployment in Pennsylvania if I decline to become licensed?
The job I currently hold is an unlicensed rehab aide. The company I work for
now wants a licensed aide in my position. Can I collect unemployment in
Pennsylvania if I decline the new position and do not want to become licensed? I
am over 60 and do not want to become a licensed aide at this point in my life.
Thank you for your answer
Asked on February 4, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If the company terminates your employment for this reason, you should be eligible for unemployment insurance, but if you resign or quit, you would not be, since that would be a voluntary separation from employment. You have to let them terminate or fire you to receive unemployment.
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