Can I collect unemployment if I resign due to my mother health conditions
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Can I collect unemployment if I resign due to my mother health conditions
My mother is ill and I need to resign. Will I be able to
collect unemployment
Asked on September 9, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
No, you will not be able to. When you leave work voluntarily, even for the best or most understandable reasons in the world, you are not eligible for unemployment unless there is some specific exemption in the law to that general rule: for example, many states allow a military spouse to qualify for unemployment if he/she leaves work to follow his/her spouse if they are relocated by the service. But there is no exception allowing you to collect life insurance if you quit or resign to care for you a sick family member.
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