The following actions can impact unemployment insurance eligibility:

Declining To Return to Work

Workers placed on a temporary layoff by their employer must return to work if called back to remain eligible for benefits. Not returning to work when there is available work could be considered fraud and a “refusal of work,” potentially disqualifying an individual from receiving unemployment insurance benefits.

Quitting A Job Without Good Cause

Individuals who quit a job without good cause are not eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. 

Declining Suitable Work

Under the law, if an unemployed person is offered a comparable job to their previous job at comparable wages and hours and refuses to accept the job offer, they will be disqualified from benefits.

The Department has set up an email account, NDOL.UIworkrefusal@nebraska.gov, to report refusal to work.