Information for Employees who are Impacted by COVID-19

UPDATE: FOR MORE UP TO DATE INFORMATION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, CLICK HERE

If you are employed in Pennsylvania and are unable to work because of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), you may be eligible for Unemployment or Workers’ Compensation benefits. The Department of Labor & Industry will continue to provide important employment benefit updates as the situation evolves.

You may be eligible if:

• Your employer temporarily closes or goes out of business because of COVID-19
• Your employer reduces your hours because of COVID-19
• You have been told not to work because your employer feels you might get or spread COVID-19
• You have been told to quarantine or self-isolate, or live/work in a county under government-recommended mitigation efforts

For more information on what to do to file for unemploment, click here.

To begin filing for unemployment in the state of Pennsylvania, click here.