Laid Off? Find Your Company

A layoff is not a firing — and that difference is worth money

If you were let go in a layoff, a reduction in force, or a position elimination, you were separated through no fault of your own — the exact situation unemployment insurance exists for. That makes most laid-off workers eligible, even those who received a severance package or signed a separation agreement. The mistakes that cost people money are almost never about eligibility; they are about timing and paperwork.

These company and sector guides exist because a mass layoff raises questions an ordinary claim does not: whether your employer owed you 60 days' notice under the WARN Act, how a lump-sum severance interacts with your weekly benefit, what to do about health coverage, and how to report equity or a final PTO payout without triggering an overpayment. The answers depend on your state and, sometimes, on the specific terms of your layoff. Find your company or sector below, then confirm the numbers for your state.