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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM | VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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Resource Name:UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM | VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

address

5 Green Mountain Drive, Montpelier, VT 05602

Eligibility

Unemployment Insurance: Individuals who have worked in Vermont in the previous eighteen months and who are unemployed or had employment hours reduced through no fault of their own, MAY be eligible

Hours

File Weekly Claim: Sunday: 24Hours Monday-Friday: 5:00am-4:30pm Claimant Assistance: Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-4:00pm, Friday: 9:00am-4:00pm Live Chat: Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:30pm
8028284203

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TDD

8772143332

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Toll Free | Live operator for Unemployment Insurance Claims

8772143330

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Toll Free | Initial Unemployment Claim

8009832300

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Toll Free | Automated Claim Filing

8006504152

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TTY

8028284000

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Information & Services

8028284022

Fax

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FAX

Application process

  • By Telephone
  • By Mail
  • By Website
  • Information On Website

Service area

Vermont state
Provides partial wage replacement to eligible unemployed workers. Also offers the Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors' Transition Program, a special benefit program for individuals who have been forced to leave their employment due to domestic or sexual violence, including stalking. If an individual is disqualified for unemployment benefits, it provides temporary partial wage replacement if they had to leave employment for those reasons.

Last Verified

09/25/2024

Providing organization

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
The Vermont Department of Labor (DOL) is a Vermont state agency with four major divisions: Workforce Development, Labor Market Information, Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation & Workplace Safety. The DOL provides statewide employment-related services, labor market information, workers compensation, wage and hour, unemployment compensation, and occupational health and safety regulation compliance and training for Vermont workers and employers.