Careers: Employee Rights and Unemployment Information
Coping with Job Loss
- US Health Benefits AdvisorInformation to help understand your rights concerning access to health care, from the US Department of Labor
- Paying your debts while unemployedTips for evaluating your finances and creating a survival budget
Unemployment Insurance
- Unemployment Insurance: OverviewQuit, Laid-off, Fired answers and stages of an Unemployment Claim from Findlaw.com
- Unemployment LifelineLocal Resources, Online Resources, Events Calendar, Talk With Others, and Fight for Good Jobs. Unemployment LifeLine is a joint project of Working America, the Working America Education Fund and the AFL-CIO, with the help of AFL-CIO Community Services Liaisons throughout the country. The United Way of America, on behalf of 2-1-1 US, is a contributor to this project.
- Unemployment Insurance Online Application FormFollow the online instructions (in English or espanol) to apply for unemployment insurance online
- How to apply for benefitsClaims process in South Carolina
- Benefits Eligibility RequirementsRequirements necessary to receive unemployment benefits
- Search for WorkTo remain eligible for benefits, conduct job searches through SC Works Online Services
Right to Time Off
- Your Right to Time Off Work in South CarolinaYour employer must give you leave for certain purposes in South Carolina, including South Carolina Military Leave Laws.