Unemployment Information
for Former Teachers and Other School Employees
School employee claims have distinct eligibility requirements.
For example, a school employee may not be eligible to receive benefits if all the following apply:
A claim is filed during a recess period.
Only school wages are in the base period of the claim.
There is an offer to return to work for a school employer when the recess period ends.
For more information on unemployment, please click on link below…
https://www.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/before/about/who/schoolemployees.shtml