Unemployment assistance available to storm victims

Unemployment assistance available to storm victims


Storm victims in Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence,
Marshall, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties may qualify for unemployment
assistance. People who live in or work in those counties
and became unemployed because of storms, flooding, tornadoes and
straight-line winds that began April 15 may be eligible for help under
the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program that went into effect when
President Obama designated the area a disaster on Thursday, according to
a press release from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.

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Need2Bworking wrote:Unemployment assistance available to storm victims


Storm victims in Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence,
Marshall, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties may qualify for unemployment
assistance. People who live in or work in those counties
and became unemployed because of storms, flooding, tornadoes and
straight-line winds that began April 15 may be eligible for help under
the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program that went into effect when
President Obama designated the area a disaster on Thursday, according to
a press release from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20110429/NEWS/110429025/Unemployment-assistance-available-storm-victims-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

Yeah! Obama! Now take care of the rest of the unemployed!

Good news!! These poor people are suffering, why shouldn't they receive assistance. Great!

FEMA: Disaster Aid Includes Unemployment Assistance, Free Legal Service






Disaster survivors of the April storms and tornadoes may be
eligible for disaster unemployment assistance and free legal help on
disaster-related issues.

Individuals who became unemployed
because of the storms and tornadoes may qualify for disaster
unemployment assistance. This program helps people who don't qualify for
standard unemployment compensation programs, such as the self-employed,
farmers and seasonal workers. Benefits begin with the date the
individual was unemployed and can extend up to 26 weeks after the
Presidential declaration date of April 19, 2011.

You may qualify
for disaster unemployment assistance if one of the following applies:
You are unemployed as a direct result of the storms and tornadoes; You
cannot reach your place of employment because of disaster-related travel
disruptions; You must support a household because the head of the
household died in the storms and tornadoes; You are unable to work
because of a disaster-related injury; or You cannot work because your
place of employment was damaged or destroyed by the storms.

To
apply for disaster unemployment assistance, you should call the North
Carolina Employment Security Commission toll-free at 866-795-8877. You
need to provide the following information: Your Social Security number,
or Alien Registration number if you are not a citizen; Any pay stubs or
other proof of employment you have had within the last 18 months; and
Your most recent federal income tax returns and/or your profit-and-loss
statement if you are self-employed.

Legal Services

In North Carolina, disaster survivors needing legal assistance may call the N.C. Bar Association at
800-662-7407
and ask for disaster legal services. Leave your information and an
attorney will call back within 72 hours. The hot line is open weekdays
from 9 AM to 4 PM

The legal assistance typically includes:
Help with insurance claims (life, medical, property, etc.); Counseling
on landlord/tenant problems; Help with consumer protection matters,
remedies and procedures; and Replacement of wills and other important
legal documents destroyed in the disaster.

Free legal services
are available to individuals unable to secure adequate legal services,
whether the lack of resources existed before or as a result of the
disaster.

The N.C. Bar Association also offers a free
informational pamphlet, "Rebuilding After Disaster Strikes," which can
be downloaded from www.ncbar.org, where it is located on the home page under Featured Items.

The
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) underwrites the disaster
legal services through an agreement with the Young Lawyers Division of
the American Bar Association.

FEMA's mission is to support our
citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work
together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for,
protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.