Feb
07
2010
If I quit my job to care for an elderly parent, can I receive unemployment benefits?
Jackie T asked:
I stopped working last year to care for my 86 year-old father who is ill.
Abigail
I stopped working last year to care for my 86 year-old father who is ill.
Abigail
By v b, February 10, 2010 @ 5:51 pm
No.
While this was a wonderful thing to do, it has nothing to do with not being able to work.
By Kelin L, February 11, 2010 @ 2:14 am
no you cannot get unemployment when you quit your job. Only when they fire you.
By quizzard123, February 14, 2010 @ 4:57 am
No, you can’t. That is a familial obligation, but isn’t covered by unemployment, which is only available to those who lose their jobs through no fault or choice of their own, and who are willing and able to take a job.