Help Wanted: Jobless benefits, pay credits
Photo credit: Newsday, 2007 / Jim Peppler | When a business closes, the rules for unemployment insurance for its workers are determined by the wages in at least two calendar quarters of the base period.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: After her standard maternity leave was up, a friend of mine asked her employer for a one-year unpaid leave with no benefits. The company agreed and said it would hold her position until she returned. Well, the employer is now going out of business and plans to close in June. My friend was due to return to work in September. Would she be entitled to unemployment benefits? If she is entitled...
