r/Unemployment

Essentially, I was hired by a political canvassing company from California to work in Wisconsin, HOWEVER, the lady who interviewed me and the job application I clicked and applied to didn't mention that past a certain point in my stay in Wisconsin, I'd be moved elsewhere to either Nebraska OR Iowa midway through the last month of election season.

I don't feel comfortable working in either Nebraska or Iowa. As such, I want to instead get reassigned to either California or Nevada instead (where I have family and/or friends in those states), but if I can't get that at all, I'd want to be laid off in a way that still allows me to get UI benefits, but I don't know how.

Would anyone have any advice or recommendations what to do here?

I have been on PFML medical leave for a serious health condition since July and expect to use up my 20 weeks in December.

Because of my recovery, I may resign when I return; from what I understand, I might qualify for unemployment after resigning due to a serious health condition. Is that correct?

I would also like to offer my employer one to two weeks of remote work for critical transition support. I truly appreciate the work, and this situation is unfortunate. That said, would I lose unemployment eligibility if I return briefly and resign two weeks later, assuming they accept that timeline?

Edit: I hope to be able and available for full time work after recovery, which would ideally be in January, it’s the job I’m at specifically which is mostly in person that I cannot currently perform and also exacerbated the condition. I would hope to find less strenuous and ideally remote work. Would I still be eligible?