In 1935 the Social Security Act established a means to temporarly subsidize income for those who became unemployed through no fault of their own. In Vermont, all aspects of the unemployment claims process are handled over the telephone by the Vermont Department of Labor's Claims Center. The Claims Center is responsible for assisting the unemployed worker in filing an unemployment claim, which could be paid under one of several different types of programs; answering claim related questions from workers and employers; and adjudicating all issues that arise, which could potentially impact the proper receipt of unemployment benefits.

The following information will be required when you establish your unemployment claim for the first time...

The department is required to make a number of determinations that may effect your entitlement to benefits and/or the amount of benefits that are payable to you. When you called the Claims Center...

After you have established your unemployment claim, you must certify that you are fully or partially unemployed each in order to receive an unemployment payment.  This is done by filing weekly claims...

The following will give you information on the process for appeals involving the Unemployment Insurance program.  These appeals generally begin with a review of a determination...

There are many questions that come up related to Unemployment.  We have gathered the frequently asked questions, which we hope you will find helpful.