Unemployment
Insurance Benefits
Boston
University, having conformed with the provisions of sub-paragraph
2b of Section 25A of Chapter 152 of the General Laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is licensed to be a Self-Insurer
by the Department of Industrial Accidents.
A
copy of Boston University's Self-Insurance Certificate can
be viewed and printed by clicking on the link below. Since
this is a signed document with the seal of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, it has been placed in the Forms/Print Library
as a PDF document.
Self-Insurance
Certificate
Employees
of this business or organization are covered by Unemployment
Insurance, a program financed entirely by employers. No deductions
are made from your salary to cover the cost of this program.
If
you lose your job, you may be entitled to collect Unemployment
Insurance. Outlined below is the information you need in order
to file a claim for Unemployment Insurance benefits.
Information
on Unemployment Insurance Benefits
There are two ways to file your claim for Unemployment Insurance
benefits.
Walk-in
You can file your claim in person. Unemployment Insurance
Walk-In services are available at offices throughout Massachusetts.
Services include assistance with filing a new claim for Unemployment
Insurance, reopening an existing claim, or resolving problems
with your current claim.
Unemployment
Insurance orientation sessions are also held at these Walk-In
Centers. Orientation includes information of your rights and
responsibilities while collecting Unemployment Insurance,
and on the services available to you, including reemployment
assistance. Orientation sessions are open to all claimants--whether
you file your claim in person or by telephone.
Teleclaim
You can call a TeleClaim Center. Unemployment Insurance (UI)
services also available by telephone. You can file a new claim
for Unemployment Insurance, reopen a current claim, be interviewed
if there are issues that affect your eligibility, obtain up-to-date
information on the status of your claim and benefit payment
check, and resolve problems- all by telephone.
When you call your regional Unemployment Insurance TeleClaim
Center, you will be asked to enter some information using
the numbers on a touch-tone telephone before being transferred
to an agent, who will take the information needed to file
your claim.
Before
You File
Your employer will give you a copy of the pamphlet: How to
File for Unemployment Insurance Benefits, supplied by the
Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training (D.E.T.).
On the front of the pamphlet is a space to write down your
employer's D.E.T. identification number. That number is shown
at the top of this poster. Having the number will help in
the filing of your claim.
Use
the Toll-Free UI Information Line
Walk-In offices are located in every region of the state.
Telephone numbers for Unemployment Insurance TeleClaim services
have been assigned by geographic areas.
For
the telephone number to use - or for the location of the nearest
Walk-In Center - call the: UI Toll-Free Information Line 1-888-626-5553
(in the Boston area: 617-626-5553).
When
you call, you will be asked to enter the first five numbers
of the postal zip code where you live. Be prepared with a
paper and pencil to write down the information you are given.
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