Eligibility Quiz

This quiz is a general guide. Each situation is unique and we will have to review each claim.

Do I qualify for regular unemployment benefits?

Take this quiz first.

1. Did you work at least 500 hours or get paid at least $1,000 by an employer during your “base year?” Your base year is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the week you file your initial claim.
   1. If you file your initial claim in January, February, or March 2020, your base year is October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.
   2. If you file your initial claim in April, May, or June 2020, your base year is January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
   3. If you file your initial claim in July, August, or September 2020, your base year is April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.
   4. If you file your initial claim in October, November, or December 2020, your base year is July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
2. Did you work in Oregon at someone else’s company sometime in the past 18 months?
3. Are you able to work? “Able to work” means you are mentally and physically able to work.
4. Are you available for work? “Available to work” means you are able to work without restrictions that would prevent you from accepting work (for example: transportation issues, illness, vacations, or lack of family/childcare).
5. Were you laid off, or were your work hours cut back?
6. Were you discharged from the military in the last 18 months, and either living in Oregon or regularly working or looking for work in Oregon?
7. None of the statements below apply to you. (If none apply, your answer is "Yes.")
   1. I was fired and it was my fault.
   2. I am on strike from my employer.
   3. I am on a leave of absence from my job.
   4. I am still working full-time.

If you answered Yes to MOST of these questions, you will likely qualify for regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. File an initial claim here.