If I tell my employer I’m looking for a new job and they let me go am I still eligible for unemployment until I find the new job?

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If I tell my employer I’m looking for a new job and they let me go am I still eligible for unemployment until I find the new job?

Or would letting them know I’m thinking about leaving be a constructive resignation or something?

Asked on April 8, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

Yes, telling them you are looking for a new job could be taken as resignation from your current job and could make you ineligible for unemployment. There is no reason you have to tell them, and so no reason that you should.


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