I need to know how far in advance I can resign from my job, due to spousal relocation with the military?
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I need to know how far in advance I can resign from my job, due to spousal relocation with the military?
My husband is active Army and we are relocating to WA from GA. I know I am eligible for unemployment but even the unemployment office can’t tell me when I can leave my job to move. He is reporting on 04/29; we are moving 03/31. I want to work through 03/05 to give me time to wrap up things in GA. Unemployment has given me many answers, none that are the same. Does anyone know as I don’t want to lose my benefits? My work doesn’t care when I leave and is very understanding.
Asked on February 20, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
It may be best for you to confirm this with an attorney who handles unemployment cases in your area, but I do not think that when you leave is an issue here. It is not unreasonable to take that amount of time to relocate almost across the country. The issue becomes the amount that you can collect based upon the wages you have earned during the applicable calculation period. So the longer you work the more you would receive. As long as your job is not disputing the reasons that you left and as long as Washington allows the collection of unemployment benefits due to spousal relocation then you are good to go. Good luck to you both.
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