Q: My husband has been out of work since March and has been denied unemployment as he had a partial left foot amputation in
In April and couldn't actively seek work he still has his job when the doctors clear him I am disabled and we have been forced to live on my disability can I sue the unemployment office for benefits including retroactive ones?
A: To be eligible for unemployment benefits, the general rule is that the individual must be physically able to work. Thus, during your husband's surgery and post-operative recovery period, he would unfortunately not be eligible to receive unemployment benefits if he was not physically able to work (either from a practical standpoint or if a doctor wrote him off work).
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