How to File for Unemployment in Alabama
You're working for a company and you're happy. You're doing the best job you can, going through your day laughing with your co-workers, taking lunch, and enjoying the fact that you have a job. And then suddently, your boss walks over. Your mind races. Did you do something wrong? Is she here to recognize for your hard work? The news snaps you back to reality. You have now found yourself on the wrong side of the door. You have been fired. But, how do you get the money you need to survive untill you can find a job?
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Instructions
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Locate your social security number, your driver's license number or Alabama ID number to establish your identity.
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Get together all of the information from your last 2-3 employers. Include the following information for each employer: address, phone number, contact person, and dates of employment. If you don't know this information, search for the contact infomration on Google.com. Call for employment history and records. Employers are required to keep all of this information for up to 10 years.
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Save time with direct deposite. Note that it is illegal for any company or government agency to take money out of your account without your consent. Provide your checking and saving account information.
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Call 1-866-234-5382. Provide the requested information.
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Receive your first check 2-3 weeks after filing.
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Tips & Warnings
The information they will request over the phone, will be the same information you have collected.
If you do not have a phone, you can go to an employment service and use their phone.
If they have any questions on your information, they will call you for more information.
You can check the status of your claim either by calling again or checking it on their website.
You can not collect unemployment if you were fired for misconduct or an illegal act.
Being rude or unruly to an unemployment person will cause you to not get your benefits.
