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Injured And Unemployed: The Ultimate Benefits Guide Exposed

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Can you collect unemployment while too injured to work? Usually not—a frustrating Catch-22, explains Pierce County, Washington attorney Spencer Freeman. To qualify for unemployment, you must be able to work and actively seeking jobs; but a disabling injury prevents exactly that. The financial squeeze, he notes, often pushes an injured client to press the claim and move toward litigation sooner.

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Answered by Spencer Freeman · Pierce County, WA

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— the Catch-22: unemployment requires being able to work

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Can you collect unemployment while too injured to work?

Usually not—a frustrating Catch-22, since unemployment requires being able to work and actively seeking jobs, which a disabling injury prevents. The financial squeeze often pushes an injured client to press the claim and move toward litigation sooner.

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