Is that all it takes to get unemployment now? Just an application and they take your word for it? I thought you needed to get legitimately laid off (i.e. not qu

Is that all it takes to get unemployment now? Just an application and they take your word for it? I thought you needed to get legitimately laid off (i.e. not quit or be fired for cause) by an employer in the state who notifies the state of this fact for you, and perhaps who has to pay part of your benefits. And there's always both upsides as well as downsides to handling things federally versus state.