http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free Alabama Labor and Employment legal forms and free Alabama Labor and Employment legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/are-religious-and-non-profit-organizations-li.html Services performed in the employ of a church or convention or association of churches; or an organization that is operated primarily for religious purposes and which is operated, supervised, controlled or principally supported by a church or convention or association of churches are not considered covered employment. Non­profit Organizations are liable for Alabama Unemployment Tax unless they are exempt from income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as a Section 501(c)(3) exemption organization. Non­profit organizations that are classified under Section 501(c)(3) become liable for Alabama Unemployment Taxes only after they have had 4 or more individuals in employment in each of 20 different weeks within either the current or preceding calendar year. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/are-there-regulations-for-the-hours-a-minor-m.html Minors 16, 17, and 18­years­old who are enrolled in public or private school may not work before 5 a.m. or after 10 p.m. on any night preceding a school day. The exception is for those students who have been granted exemptions by their superintendent of education or school headmaster may work past 10 p.m. During the months when public schools are in session, 14 and 15­year­olds may work no more than three hours on a school day, no more than eight hours on a weekend day, no more than 18 hours a week, not before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m., and not during school hours. During the summer months when public schools are not in session, 14­ and 15­year­olds may work no more than eight hours a day, no more than six days a week, no more than 40 hours a week, and not before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m. Employees ages 14 and 15 who are required to work more than five (5) hours continuously must be given a meal/rest period of at least 30 minutes duration. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/can-a-non-citizen-receive-unemployment-compen.html Yes. A non­citizen can receive benefits if a valid copy of the front and back of their alien identification card is submitted. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/can-an-employer-require-an-employee-to-join-a.html An employer may not require that an employee become or remain a member of any labor union as a condition of employment. Nor can an employer require an employee to abstain or refrain from membership in any labor union as a condition of employment. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/can-you-explain-the-alabama-new-hire-program.html The Alabama New Hire Program is a registry for reporting newly hired employees, recalled workers and job refusals. The purpose of the program is to reduce fraud in public programs, locate non­custodial parents who are delinquent in paying court­ordered child support and prevent employer tax rates from rising. The New­Hire program, which was voluntary since 1994, became mandatory on October 1, 1997. This program is mandatory for all employers, including religious and non­profit organizations. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/do-i-have-to-pay-uc-taxes-on-part-time-employ.html Yes. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/how-can-i-determine-the-total-amount-of-unemp.html A Form 1099 will be mailed to you in January. If you do not receive it, you can send a written request including your name, social security number, signature and what year you are requesting or you may go to the nearest local UC service provider and take some kind of identification and they will be able to furnish it to you. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/how-can-i-obtain-the-new-hire-report-forms.html An initial supply of cards will be provided upon registration with the program. You can reorder additional forms if you are already registered and report by this method. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/how-do-i-claim-my-weekly-benefits.html You can file a weekly certification by telephone. Unemployment checks are mailed out weekly. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/how-do-i-file-a-claim-for-unemployment-compen.html If you are on a temporary layoff and will be going back to work for the same employer, your employer may have arranged to file your claim at the place of employment. If this is not the case, you will need to look up the listing for Local UC Service Providers and find the office that is closest to you. You will need to bring your social security card and mailing address for your most recent employer. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/how-do-i-know-if-i-am-eligible-to-receive-ben.html You must meet certain requirements to be eligible. You must be able to work, available for work, willing to accept suitable work, actively seeking full­time work, and be out of work due to no work connected cause of your own. If you voluntarily quit your job, the burden of proof is on you to show that you quit for a good work connected reason. If you are terminated or discharged, your employer must show that you were terminated for a work­connected cause as stated in the Alabama UC Law. In addition, you must have wages in at least two quarters of your base period. The base period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters from the date your claim is filed. The total of your base period earnings must equal or exceed one and one­half times your highest quarter earnings. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/how-much-compensation-can-i-receive.html Benefits will range from $45.00 per week to a maximum of $190.00 per week. The amount you receive is calculated from your base period earnings. You will have 26 weeks of eligibility depending on how much you earned in your base period. The total amount you can receive for the year is the maximum benefit amount shown on your monetary determination. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/how-soon-after-i-am-unemployed-can-i-file-for.html You can file a claim immediately and your claim will be effective the week you report to the local office. The effective date is normally the Sunday of the week in which you filed your first claim. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/is-a-work-permit-required-for-employment-of-a.html Alabama issues work permits to minors 14 and older. Minors under age 14 cannot be issued permits, with the exception of 12­and 13­year­olds in newspaper delivery. Employers must have work permits on file for each employee less than 18 years of age, except for those in agricultural employment. For child actors and performers, no employment or age certificate required for persons under age 17. Permits are also required for 18­year­olds working in any capacity in, about, or in connection with a mine, coke breaker, coke oven, or quarry. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/is-there-any-payday-regulation-in-alabama.html No. The state of Alabama does not regulate required paydays. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/must-all-employees-be-reported.html All newly hired employees and employees recalled to work must be reported. This includes temporary, seasonal and part time employees. The reporting of individuals who refuse work is optional. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/what-are-trade-readjustment-allowance-tra-ben.html TRA benefits are a weekly allowance that may be paid to eligible workers following the exhaustion of their Unemployment Compensation benefits. This is usually the same amount as the UC payment in effect or established by the first separation from employment. To be eligible for TRA benefits, you must be totally laid off within the benefit period; have been entitled to and exhausted all UC payments; have worked for the affected employer 26 weeks at wages of $30 or more in the 52 week period ending with the week of separation; and be in approved training (or have that requirement waived). You will be given a maximum basic benefit entitlement (usually 26 weeks) and a 104­week eligibility period in which to receive that amount. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/what-information-about-uc-do-i-need-for-my-em.html Distribution of required posters and various handbooks, pamphlets and other material relating to UC is handled by the Technical Services Unit at (334)242­8945 or FAX (334)242­8956. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/what-is-the-taxable-wage-base.html Employers newly liable under the Alabama UC Law pay tax at the rate of 2.70% on the first $8,000 of wages for each employee. Experience Rating determines subsequent rates. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/what-is-trade-adjustment-assistance-taa.html TAA includes a variety of benefits and re­employment services to help unemployed workers prepare and obtain suitable employment. Workers may be eligible for training, a job search allowance, a relocation allowance, and other re­employment services. TAA is available to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced to 80% or less as a result of increased imports. You must first file a petition with the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance to establish group eligibility to apply for TAA. Petitions may be filed by a group of three or more workers, their union, or an authorized representative. You can obtain forms at the nearest local UC service provider. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/what-will-happen-if-i-draw-unemployment-benef.html You may be charged with an overpayment of unemployment benefits that you will have to repay before any further or future benefits can be paid to you. You may also be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits. If you are working and drawing benefits, it will be discovered through a periodic audit of your unemployment claim for benefits. Anyone who is found to claim as much as one week of benefits with intent to willfully defraud the state may be charged with fraud. A fraud penalty may also be assessed against your current and/or next subsequent claim for unemployment benefits. A warrant for your arrest may be filed with the county sheriff in which you reside, for committing the act of fraud. The Unemployment Insurance Law provides that anyone found to have committed fraud in claiming unemployment benefits, whether such payment or benefit is received or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each week claimed constitutes a separate offense. Alabama Labor and Employment FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Labor-Employment/Alabama/what-is-the-minimum-wage-in-alabama-.html The state of Alabama has no minimum wage law. The Federal minimum wage law would, therefore, apply to covered, non­exempt employees in the state of Alabama. The current Federal minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. 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