Can A Classroom Assistant Claim Unemployment For The Summer?

The wages earned from being a classroom assistant will probably be exempt for being used to establish a uc claim.  You would not be able to use these wages to establish a claim until next year anyway.  If you have other wages (than what you made at school) in your base year to establish a uc claim, then you would be able to collect.  You must find out what your state uses as a base year to establish a claim.  I would just file a claim.  Uc should have all your wage records.  If something is missing, then they will do a wage investigation to get these wages on your record.  But, it will be your responsibility to inform the uc office of what is missing.  Once you do that, they will follow up and get these wages on.  When you file a claim, usually the last 4 quarters of the last 5 quarters are used to calculate your rate, if that makes sense.  You usually receive half of what you earned in your high quarter.  But this will be work you did pretty much a year ago.  Your uc office will send you a handbook when you file a claim that explains it pretty well and in layman terms, not too much "uc speak".  Oh yes, and also, you must have a qualifying separation, that is be laid off due to a lack of work, not discharges or quits or refusing work...........and you must be able and available for work.  Good luck!