Yes. If you are working part-time and earn less than your weekly benefit amount, you are required to actively seek work and report your job contacts when filing your weekly request for payment of benefits.

Partially Employed Claimants For example, a claimant who typically works 35 hours per week may qualify for unemployment benefits if his employer reduced his hours to 30 hours per week and his earnings do not exceed his weekly benefits. Partially employed claimants may be exempt from seeking other full-time work.

Under the new rules, you can work up to 7 days per week without losing full unemployment benefits for that week, if you work 30 hours or fewer and earn $504 or less in gross pay excluding earnings from self-employment.

IF YOU ARE WORKING REDUCED HOURS: The first week your hours have been reduced; file a claim for partial benefits by calling 1-866-832-2363, or in person at the nearest Virginia Employment Commission office.

It takes two (2) business days for your funds to be deposited into your account after your weekly claim has been processed. You can change your method of payment online at www.vec.virginia.gov or by calling the VRS at 1-800-897-5630.

40 hours

You might think you are getting more done by working longer, but in fact every hour you put in over 40 hours a week is making you less productive, both in the short and long term. Studies have found that the “sweet spot” for optimum productivity is 40 hours a week.

2.5 hours equals 150 minutes.

420 min