State Unemployment Benefits in North Dakota

Reporting a death

A claimant's death is reported to the Claims Center by phone. Claims Center staff are available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time.^{1, 2}

Benefits at and after the death

Section 52-06-29 provides that benefits due and payable to a deceased claimant may be paid in accordance with regulations the bureau prescribes.³

Under section 52-06-29, a receipt from the person to whom payment is made fully discharges the fund and the bureau from further liability for those benefits.³

Who may claim a final payment

Section 52-06-29 lets the benefits be paid to the person or persons the bureau finds would effectuate the purposes of the North Dakota unemployment compensation law.³

Section 52-06-29 provides that the regulations governing that determination need not conform to the statutes on descent and distribution of decedents' estates.³

Documents for a final payment

Section 52-06-29 leaves the documentation required for a deceased claimant's final payment to the regulations Job Service North Dakota prescribes.³

Governing law: N.D.C.C. 52-06-29

• The documents to send

1. 1.Contact (Job Service North Dakota)
2. 2.File a Claim (Job Service North Dakota)
3. 3.N.D.C.C. Chapter 52-06 (52-06-29, deceased claimant)