Iowa

Unemployment Insurance

Legal Information

• Common Issues in Qualifying for Unemployment Benefits:

  Unemployment benefits can help many people who lose their jobs to get by until they are able to find work. Losing a job can mean facing several issues while trying to qualify for unemployment benefits. Read More

• Fact-Finding Hearings and Appeals for Unemployment Benefits

  Many people who file for unemployment have to go through a hearing to find out if they get benefits. Here is an overview of this process. *NOTE: This article discusses the process for traditional unemployment benefits. There are additional federal benefits such as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC). Please see other articles on our website for information about these benefits. Read More

• Overview of Help for Iowans Facing Job Loss

  Unemployment benefits help people who are unemployed or working reduced hours through no fault of their own. Read More

• Paying Back an Overpayment of Unemployment Benefits

  Sometimes you get unemployment benefits when you are not supposed to. You will have to pay them back. Read More

• The Unemployment Insurance Program

  Unemployment insurance (sometimes called Job Service benefits) is a program that gives benefits to some workers who become unemployed. If the worker has not worked enough recently, he or she may not be insured and so not receive any benefits. Read More

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