Willmy wife be able to collect unemployment benefits as trailing spouse if she quits her job to re-locate with me?
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Willmy wife be able to collect unemployment benefits as trailing spouse if she quits her job to re-locate with me?
Moving from RI to VT. Can she collect from RI?
Asked on June 29, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Rhode Island
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
No, unfortunately, she will not be able to collect unemployment insurance or benefits since her decision to quit her job, no matter how much it makes sense or may be the right thing to do, is still a voluntary decision on her part; by that, I mean both--
1) She *could* elect to stay behind, if she chose; and more importantly
2) Her termination of employment would not be due to employer action; unemployment insurance or compensation is only available when it's the employer, not the employee, who terminates the working relationship, or when it's the employer, not either the employee or a third party, which takes some action making employment effectively impossible.
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