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A 3-step process for North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES), Department of Commerce after a death in North Carolina.
Administering agency
North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES), Department of Commerce
North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES), Department of Commerce
Phone: 888-737-0259
Visit the agency website →The death should be reported to DES so payments stop. An uncashed final benefit check can be reissued to the proper representative through the DES "Request Reissue of Check — Claimant Deceased" process, and any payment issued for weeks after the date of death must be returned.
Administering agency
North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES), Department of Commerce