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Filing: What do I do after starting a claim?

Filing a new claim, or renewing an existing claim, is the first step in the unemployment process. After you have filed a new claim, or renewed an existing claim, you will need to file a weekly request for payment for each week and, if required, you also must search for work.

A claim week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. You must wait until the week is over before you make the weekly request for benefits. Beginning on the Sunday after you file your initial or renewed claim, you should file your first weekly request. Continue to file each week until you return to work. You must file your weekly request for payment within 14 days from the end of the week (Saturday) you are claiming.

Visit uinteract.labor.mo.gov. Make sure you complete the form and receive a confirmation page, or you will have to start again. At uinteract.labor.mo.gov you may also file a weekly request for payment without logging in to your account by using the Virtual Agent Chat Bot. 

You can file a weekly request for payment by phone on the automated claim filing line. Dial 800-320-2519 and choose Option 1.

You may only claim the weeks presented to you, which will not exceed the three prior weeks. If you have any problems or questions, call the RCC. Once you have completed the weekly filing, you must contact the RCC to change or correct an answer.

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