You were fired for missing work for more than 2 work days because you were in jail for committing a crime. You are getting pension or retirement benefits. You are on a voluntary leave of absence. As a general rule, if you are disqualified for any of the above reasons, you can requalify by working and earning a certain amount of money. The child must be under 18 or physically or mentally disabled or a full-time student.
Contact DHS to negotiate a smaller weekly withholding.
To find out more about Medicaid, food stamps, or TANF, call Pine Tree Legal Assistance or the Department of Human Services . To ask the Commission to approve your training program, get forms from the unemployment office. To find out where your JTPA agency is, ask at your nearest Maine unemployment office. However, there is a deadline. The TRA program gives up to 52 weeks of extended unemployment checks, plus money for training, job search, relocation and similar kinds of help, to workers who have been laid off because of competition from imports.