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Mississippi Disaster Unemployment Assistance

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Are we covered in Mississippi for Disaster Unemployment Assistance?

Employees in the state of Mississippi may be able to receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) if they are in a situation where they are out of work due to a disaster. However, in order to receive assistance, the disaster needs to be declared a major disaster by the President of the United States.

Employees that wish to receive DUA must not already be receiving or be eligible for unemployment benefits from the state or from the federal government. However, in addition to employees that have lost their jobs, workers that are self employed may also be able to receive DUA benefits from the federal government during a time of disaster.

The following types of workers may be eligible to receive DUA benefits”

·         U.S. nationals and qualified aliens that had already been employed at the time of the disaster

·         Workers that were scheduled to being work or that were already working in the area of the disaster, as long as the worker had every right to believe that he or she would have continued employment if the disaster had not occurred

·         Workers that can no longer work because of physical damage or destruction to the place of work, as long as that destruction was a direct result of the disaster

·         If the employee had been self-employed, the workers needs to prove that he or she is no longer able to perform the work and that the work had been a primary source of income

·         Workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance from any state

·         Workers that cannot work because of an injury that was a direct result of the disaster

·         The worker may also receive benefits if he or she became the breadwinner because of the death of the head of the household.

When an employee receives DUA benefits, he or she may be able to receive up to 26 weeks worth of assistance. Workers need to file claims for benefits with the Mississippi Unemployment insurance agency. CB