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General Information Regarding the Nevada Unemployment Benefits Program:

Adjudication & Appeals

Unemployment Insurance is designed to provide cash payments to individuals who are out of work through no fault of their own while they seek new work.  To qualify for these benefits, an individual must meet all eligibility requirements of Nevada law.

If there is any question of eligibility, the circumstances are reviewed.  If a person does not meet all requirements of the law, benefits can not legally be paid.

Nevada conducts fact-finding interviews to obtain all information relating to a question of eligibility.  The interview is conducted by a non-partial representative called an adjudicator.

Adjudicators review all questions of eligibility, including separation from the last employer, as well as the next previous employer if the most recent period of employment was less than 16 weeks.  If either of these separations was for a reason other than a lack of work, the adjudicator determines if the reason for the separation allows for payment of benefits.

If either the claimant or the employer disagrees with the determination, they have the right to appeal the decision and obtain a hearing before an impartial appeal referee.  A hearing is held to review previously obtained information, as well as obtain additional information which may not have been presented in the adjudication process.  When this hearing has been completed, the referee reviews the applicable law and issues a written decision.

If either party disagrees with the decision of an appeal referee, the party may request that the Employment Security Board of Review examine the case.  This board is made up of members appointed by the Governor of Nevada and is restricted to reviewing information already presented.  This board may also elect to not review the case if the referee confirmed the original determination of the adjudicator.

Unemployment insurance claims may also be appealed to court after administrative processes have been completed.  

Basic Requirements...

To qualify for UI benefits, you must:

• Be fully or partially unemployed through no fault of your own;
• Have earned enough wages to qualify;
• Be physically and mentally able to work;
• Be available for work without undue restrictions; and,
• Be actively seeking work

Benefit Amount...

Your weekly unemployment benefit amount in Nevada can be as low as $16 and as high as $362.00. The amount of your weekly benefit depends on your earnings during the year used to evaluate eligibility. The maximum duration of any claim is 26 weeks, but this may vary depending on the total wages used to compute the claim.  

All unemployment insurance benefits are based on taxes paid by employers.  Employers may not legally deduct from your pay to make contributions into the system.  Under Nevada law, some charitable and religious organizations, agricultural employers and a limited number of other employers are exempt from participation in the unemployment insurance program.

Combined Wage Claim

If you have worked and earned wages in more than one state in the past year and a half, the wages from outside Nevada may be brought to Nevada for use on a claim.  The telephone claims center can explain the options and procedures for filing a combined wage claim.  Individuals who have worked in more than one state are not able to file a claim for benefits on the internet.

Information You Will Need...

• The names, addresses, phone numbers and dates worked for your last and next to last  employers
• If you are not a U.S. citizen - Alien Registration Number
• If you worked in another state during the last 18 months - names, addresses, telephone numbers and dates worked of all employers
• If you worked for the federal government during the last 18 months - SF 50 and SF 8 forms
• If you served in the military during the last 18 months - Member 4 copy of the DD214
• If you are non-English speaking, you may wish to have an interpreter present

Interstate Claim...

If you are now living in Nevada but all of your wages were earned in a different state, you may be eligible to file a claim for benefits against the state where you worked.  In order to receive benefits from that state, you must meet their eligibility requirements.

More Information

For more information about Unemployment Benefits:
Contact a call center

For current job openings:
Contact your nearest JobConnect office

Payment of Benefits

If you are eligible to receive benefits, you should receive your first check in approximately 10 days after filing your weekly claim.  A pre-existing denial of benefits or an unresolved question of eligibility may hold payment of your check.  If your claim is currently under review in adjudication or if you have been denied and appeal the determination, continue to file your weekly claims for benefits, which are held until a favorable determination is made.  Once you are found eligible, you will be paid for all weeks you filed a timely claim that met all eligibility requirements while you were unemployed.

Nevada does not have an option for direct deposit or debit card.  All unemployment benefits are paid by check and are delivered via US Mail.

When to File...

File for benefits as soon as you become fully or partially unemployed.  The maximum weekly benefit amount in Nevada is $362.  If you earned in excess of that amount during the week you wish to claim, you will not be eligible to receive benefits for that week.  You have the right to file a claim for unemployment benefits at any time after you have separated from employment.  Benefits cannot be paid for any weeks prior to filing a claim.

Payments made for unused vacation time, severance or wages paid in lieu of a notice of layoff affect unemployment insurance.  No unemployment benefits may be paid for any time period covered by these separation payments, which are calculated consecutively, as opposed to being applied to the same week.

Contact Information:

Nevada Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation
DETR
500 E. Third Street
Carson City, NV 89713

For questions specific to your claim, please contact:

Clark County only      DETRUI-S@nvdetr.org
All other inquiries       DETRUI-N@nvdetr.org
 

We will make every attempt to answer your question through this email address. However, if we find that we are unable to resolve or answer your question you may be required to contact the Telephone Claim Center.

Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Employment Security Division
500 East Third Street
Carson City, Nevada 89713-0021

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