Free Virtual Unemployment Insurance Benefits Workshop

Unemployment Insurance (UI)

Unemployment insurance (UI) is a critical safety net during periods of joblessness. This vital program allows workers and their families to meet their basic living expenses when they’re out of work, while stabilizing the economy during recessions.

This workshop provides you with the expertise you need to understand the UI system and secure the UI benefits to which you and members of your union are legally entitled. It will guide you through the UI system from eligibility criteria to the appeals process. It will also discuss challenges with DUA’s new online system, how union members should address new questions in the online benefit portal to remain exempt from the work search requirement, and how part-time work during a benefit claim may affect eligibility.

JASON SALGADO is a Staff Attorney in the Workers’ Rights Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services, where he represents workers and advocates for legislative change in unemployment insurance, paid family medical leave, wage and hour, and misclassification matters. Jason previously worked in the Workers’ Rights Unit as an AmeriCorps paralegal, law student intern, and volunteer. Jason graduated from Harvard Law School in 2021 and received his bachelor’s degree from Boston College.