2022 OSEA Guide to Unemployment for School Employees

Thanks to advocacy from OSEA members statewide, custodial, maintenance, facilities, food services, pre-K and early intervention workers have new rights and protections and no longer need to pass the “reasonable assurance” test to receive benefits. Our union continues to advocate with lawmakers for expanded unemployment rights and protections for even more school employees.

If you have been laid off or do not have a reasonable assurance of a return to work after the summer or any other regularly scheduled break, now is the time to file for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. Whether or not the Oregon Employment Department (OED) determines you are eligible, applying for UI benefits as soon as you are laid off could help you receive retroactive benefits if your job is not available after break.

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