Answer: If you leave your normal labor market to travel to another area, you must call the Telephone Claims Center before you leave. They will tell you whether your benefit rights can be protected while you are away. You could lose your benefits if you fail to advise the TCC before you leave.
You can be traveling while receiving unemployment insurance. If you decide to move long-term or permanently to another state, you will be able to transfer your unemployment claim from one state to another because all states are members of the Interstate Reciprocal Benefit Payment Plan.
Can You claim unemployment benefits from more than one state?
Ask the paying state to combine all of your wages in a single unemployment benefits claim. If you combine wages, you can only receive benefits from one state. If you earned enough wages in your paying state to qualify for the maximum benefit amount, then the paying state will not combine wages from other states on your claim.
Can you collect unemployment if you move out of State?
Yes, you are eligible to continue receiving CA unemployment benefits if you move and search for work in your new location. As stated at the top of this page, you are not required to remain in the state paying your benefits. You notify CA of your change of address, move to PA, and continue to claim through the CA website, as normal.
How can I apply for unemployment in any state?
You can apply for benefits in any state where you have base period wages. The state you choose will become your paying state. See Potential Benefit Amounts and Contact Information by State below. Ask the paying state to combine all of your wages in a single unemployment benefits claim.
When to file an unemployment claim against the state?
An unemployment insurance claim is filed against the state where you worked, not where you live. If all of your work in the last 18 months has been in a state other than Maryland, your claim should be filed against that state. The laws of the state you are filing against govern your claim.
