Welcome: Alabama Claimant Portal (2024)

FAQs

What disqualifies you from unemployment in Alabama? ›

If your gross weekly earnings are greater than the weekly benefit amount for which you qualify, you will not be eligible for unemployment compensation.

PROCESSING TIME FOR YOUR CLAIM

It usually takes two or three (2-3) weeks following the week you filed your claim to receive your first benefit payment, provided that you have followed all instructions, filed your weekly certifications as instructed, and have met all eligibility requirements.

The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented number of jobless aid applications, creating a deep backlog which the state says is impossible to quickly clear; a group of residents has filed a lawsuit in complaint of the delays.

Who do I contact if I have a specific question or problem with my claim? Call 800-361-4524 after 5pm Sunday through Thursday to schedule a callback for the next day.

Once a claimantʼs benefit year ceases, they can then establish a new benefit year to requalify for regular unemployment. The weekly benefit amount under the PEUC program is the prior weekly benefit amount plus the additional $600 provided for under FPUC (max. $875 in Alabama).

Collecting Unemployment After Being Fired

However, if you were fired for misconduct relating to your job, you won't be able to receive benefits. Absences or tardiness, failing to follow the rules, endangering the safety of coworkers, and disregarding instructions or orders are all considered misconduct.

Alabama's preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 3.1%, up from March 2024's rate of 3.0%, and up from April 2023's rate of 2.3%. The rate represents 72,057 unemployed persons, compared to 70,884 in March and 52,004 in April 2023.

How soon after I am unemployed can I file for benefits? You should file immediately. Your claim will be effective the Sunday proceeding the day that you file for benefits either online click here or by calling 1-866-234-5382. Your claim is in effect for 365 days from that Sunday.

People who are eligible for unemployment in Alabama will receive a weekly payment amount between $45 and $275. The maximum length of Alabama unemployment benefits is 14 – 20 weeks.

According to an analysis of 2021 federal data on wait times for unemployment by The Century Foundation, Alabama had the longest delays in the nation during the pandemic. In Alabama, at that time, the average appeal was pending 566 days, nearly twice as long as the second slowest state.

Does Alabama have a waiting week for unemployment? ›

The waiting week is the first week you file a weekly claim and meet all eligibility requirements. Before you can start receiving benefits, Alabama law requires one waiting week per claim.

Payments can be made online at Labor.Alabama.gov (select 'Online Services”, then select “Unemployment Services”) or via personal check, money order, cashier's check payable to Alabama Department of Labor and mailed to Alabama Department of Labor, Attention: Benefit Payment Control, 649 Monroe Street, Montgomery, AL ...

Most claims are processed within 14 days of receipt of a completed claim. You can log in to your account to check the status of your DI claim at any time. Note: For the status of your PFL claim, you must call 1-877-238-4373.

The AL Vantage Debit Card is a prepaid MasterCard to which your eligible benefits may be loaded. When you file your claim, you will have the option to choose either the AL Vantage Debit Card or direct deposit as the method for receiving eligible benefit payments.

Act number 97-705, now codified as section 40-18-19.1, Code of Alabama 1975, exempts the first $25,000 of severance pay (including unemployment compensation, termination pay, or income from a supplemental income plan) received by an employee who loses their job as a result of “administrative downsizing.”

The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program is a federal program established under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 that provides aid to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as a result of increased imports.