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I finally got my unemployment last week.It took me writing 2 letters to the unemployment office and also I went to the website online and went to contact edd then scroll down to area were you can type in question.They got back to me about 1week later
I get the determination for self employment but when I go to claim the on the phone after that I couldn’t find the past due week on Gov2Go I get debit Gov2Go card has 00000 balance I tried many time I called them there is no help please what can I do
I certainly fit the bill for what you’re talking about, I call over and over and over again and can’t get through to anybody and it just hangs up on me. I’m in Virginia
SC unemployment hung up on me and told me they were not going to back pay me because i put i wasnt available to work on the weakly claim. I wasnt available to work i was under quarantine my work was temporaraly closed plus im a single father so im caring for my kid who has no school now. Im desperate for help i got my stemulous check but it aint no help when i havent had a weakly check for over two months
I’m in Louisiana and I filed for unemployment as my hours have been cut. The max UI is $247 a week - plus the $600 I make $300 a week after my hours have been cut..... so I have not gotten a dime from unemployment here in Louisiana - I cannot get anyone on the phone. I have emailed the governors office, I have emailed unemployment office twice. And still I have gotten nothing. People are making double the money I get working part time, I would be happy if they just paid me my wages I’m loosing out on... I get paid bi-weekly. The state has told us to continue to file - but how long does or should it take, it is almost two months now since I have filed and have not gotten anything. But I can bet my last dollar my employer is going to make out like fat cats for keeping us on the payroll - even if they cut our hours Sad and depressed here in Louisiana
Childcare and I been waiting for unemployment for a couple a month
I’ve been filing since March and i have not received unemployment yet i live in GA
I live in NJ and my dental office closed due to COVID-19. I filed on 3/15/20. Received unemployment next week, no problem. For 2 weeks I got unemployment but it wasn’t enough to cover my bills. So I got a part time job at Amazon. (This was before the $600 extra a week announcement.) So for the next 2 weeks I got partial unemployment. Last week when I filed my weekly claim, it said since I went back to work, I would have to reopen a claim. So I filled out the questionnaire. (Unemployment website says you can still work part time and collect unemployment.) Status says ‘filed’ - with date I first filed (3/15/20). And has an amount I received 2 weeks ago. Can’t get through on phone. (Always says to call the next day.) So I emailed.. Got an email back several hours later stating basically nobody is checking emails so best to keep checking status online. (Which I’ve been doing.) Email also said to continue to claim weekly benefits on my day to file which is Wednesday. This week I got no unemployment or the extra $600. I’m not expected to go back to either job any time soon. Unemployment status has said the same thing since last Wednesday- (3/15/20 ‘Filed’ and an amount I received 2 weeks ago and says next payable week is 4/25/20- which I haven’t received anything.) I just don’t know why I was told to reopen a claim since nothing has changed? And it’s so frustrating not being able to talk to a live person. So now I’m out of work, no $, and no clue when I’ll get unemployment again or even go back to work...
Wymon owned business finding it hard to secure small business funds or unemployment.
Every time I talk with agent and agent assist the put my social security number in and they get kicked out I have only 1 log in with 2 call numbers file in march and april no helping but good listeners had supervisor on phone for 1 hour nothing as for answer to my claim my boss got his benefit will talk to state representatives most likely get a good dream story I worked large weddings of over 150 people was my first job I havent worked 1996 and went to my first food bank wow life is grand my county took me to trail on a 25.00 check befor virus and are arrested 20 people a day very disappointing on the action taken against people from law officers