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Is it legal to collect unemployment compensation if you get a job right after getting fired?

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pinky Answered:

It is illegal to continue collecting unemployment compensation when you have a job. Once caught you will have to pay it back and will most likely have trouble ever collecting again since this is fraud.

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Violet Petran Answered:

The idea behind unemployment benefits is to help you stay afloat when you are unemployed (for a qualifying reason) and in between jobs. As you already took a job then you are not eligible for unemployment. During this time of economic uncertainty be happy you found a job!