State Unemployment Benefits in North Dakota

State Unemployment Benefits in North Dakota: key facts

Administering agency

Job Service North Dakota, Unemployment Insurance.

Claims Center

(701) 328-4995; staff available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

After a death

Benefits due and payable to a deceased claimant may be paid to the person the bureau finds would effectuate the purposes of the unemployment compensation law (N.D.C.C. 52-06-29).

Receipt discharges the fund

A receipt from the person to whom payment is made fully discharges the fund and the bureau from further liability for those benefits.

Reporting a death

Contact the Claims Center by phone at (701) 328-4995 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.). No online self-service death-reporting form is available on jobsnd.com.

Documentation for final payment

Job Service North Dakota prescribes the required documents by internal regulation (N.D.C.C. 52-06-29). Typically a certified death certificate and proof of relationship or authority are requested; confirm exact requirements with the Claims Center.

Who may claim

Whoever Job Service North Dakota determines would best effectuate the purposes of the unemployment compensation law. The bureau's determination need not follow the descent-and-distribution statutes, so a surviving spouse, dependent, or executor may each be considered.