work slowed down, jobs stopped (construction) due to Covid. The california EDD form only goes up to 999.99. No elective surgeries are being done. Just be careful of saying you had no income as your unemployment is based on your last 12 months of earnings (wage base). What can be more troubling to many is that if they do get a new job part time or go back to work in a reduced capacity, they could lose current enhanced benefits if their weekly wage goes above state thresholds. Now his coworkers that work for the same company making the same amount of money, same reduction of hours will qualify and be eligible under the PUA Because they live in NJ where the maximum unemployment benefit is $713 a week. And for this week I work only 8 hour/week. Partial unemployment insurance claims may be filed by employers for full-time employees who work less than full-time during a pay period due to lack of work only. Thank you for any assistance. Have your employer look into it. I work two part time jobs. $750 is more than $450, so you won’t get anything in benefits. Seems alot more fair to me. I think that if I do not file at all, I will need to start a new claim. So if I worked 32 hours before and went down to 25, I still qualify? This is a HUGE Loophole! I cant call in but I my family cant survive on half my normal salary. If I do get these extra hours, should I still file my weekly claim even though I will not get any unemployment compensation for that? Because I worked 24hour/week rate 13.25$/hour. Im so pissed. While it may cause some deductions in your unemployment benefits, you will not be ineligible for it. I made that in 1 day before covid. Bills and utilities to keep on. If you earn $275 or less for the week you will get $275 from Florida unemployment plus the extra $600 pandemic unemployment. I did not believe the attorney as I was denied due to excessive earnings also. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Requirements to File a Claim. Before Covid, I worked my steady 5 days with an average of $130 in tips about 6-7 hours a day. How is this fair? I still work my full time job but it barley covers my bills thats why I have a second job. Thank you so much if someone could answer :). Ok, I’m a bartender and a server at a restaurant. HE IS GETTING THE $600/WK FUPC. Employer needs someone to work 1, four hour shift, with no commitment for any other. Get this .I’ve been driving for Lyft for that last couple years and did ok. Im a full time college student and it was perfect for me.I picked up a “regular ” partime job in December working at a warehouse a couple hours ever am(.I needed some exercise and its way cheaper than getting a gym membership. I had a full time job earning $800 a week but lost it because of Covid19. 1200$” – Bob —-” But the democratics refused it and in order to get everybody the I got my hours reduced as a result of the coronavirus in April, took a 40%-45% pay cut, and no longer make enough to pay all my bills, but I make too much to qualify for stimulus checks or unemployment checks. So here I am trying to live on $1000/month eating away at my savings. My employer is aware that if I work over 8 hours a week I will earn too much to qualify for my allocated amount of state UI ($119) and get the extra $600. The “25%” does not refer to a reduction in hours at all. WORKED IN AN ASSISTED LIVING COMPLEX AND WAS FURLOUGHED FOR HEALTH AND AGE REASONS…..I PUT IN 3 WEEKS OF CLAIMS AND RECEIVED A REPLY FROM MY LAST CLAIM..RELEASE BY 5/26….THERE WAS A 0 NEXT TO THE $$600 RELEASE …WHY DID I GET 0 AMOUNT….?? Problem is, the last couple weeks I have been filing I have been working 28 hours a week x $17/hour, so I would be $476 earnings. so…one of my employees normally makes $1000/wk, he was reduced by 10% (4 hours). People are going to get screwed this time as well if they make over the maximum weekly benefit. Between $25 and $460, $460 is greater. Would have higher take-home pay if I were laid-off and claimed unemployment with the $600 supplement. But she is only offering me 10 hours a week which is not nearly enough income to make ends meet (I was formerly full-time before all this started). I have been working 2 jobs in NJ to be able to pay all of the bills and lost 1 job due to COVID. That said, each state runs their unemployment insurance systems a little differently, so the exact rules on eligibility and benefits can vary from state to state. I received the same message when I entered the $$ amount earned that week. Here are answers to gig workers' common questions about collecting benefits in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. EDD Letter does state still working at part time. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones here in PA. EDD pays me $450.00 + $600.00 per week. I’ve been calling for months. I live in Colorado. You don’t “deduct” 75% of your wages in California to determine whether you qualify for partial benefits. Back in March the shelter in place order took effect and my employer said they were temporarily shutting down and no more work until the virus order was lifted. With the extra $600/wk in play, I have been clearing $1,859 after federal taxes being taken out of my benefits. capped at 100% of your normal pay. I work 20-22 hours a week. Anyone else in this same situation? I understand how frustrating this is. I was full laid off, I collect $21 in unemployment and $600. Hotel Industry. I filed for unemployment and put I didn’t receive any income because Im not sure if they mean overall or for my second job. I made tips every single day I worked. I dont know what to do and I think its unfair to have my job cut I rely on heavily due to the pandemic and I not be eligible for even $1. So if your weekly benefit amount is $450 but you earned at least $600 in that week, the full $450 would be deducted leaving $0 left for any unemployment benefits that week. I am working 20hrs due to cruise lines not operating. Then certified on May 17 for previous two weeks, and deemed “Excessive Earnings.” I can’t find any information anywhere on how to get this looked at. Thank you for this article it is very helpful in guiding my decision-making during this difficult time. The company says if I wan’t to be full time I should try to “drive business”, I am a physical therapist in OP. The first 4 weeks i worked approx 6-10 hours. I live in Arkansas. Nope. Using the CA example, where the current maximum UI benefit is $450, the most you could earn per week is $600 ($400/0.75) before losing all UI benefits. a simple explanation; if your pay has been drastically reduced but still make $241 a week currently and you apply in Arizona, you’re not eligible to receive anything. You foot disability would be an issue. Once you start certifying, if you make above a certain amount each week ($600), you will get $0 in benefits. Virginia keeps sending out emails that are wrong, and then accidentally paid $600 to some people before that program started. The reason for working less than full-time must be lack of work or because the job is part-time by choice of the employer. Ours cut to 20 a week. When sunday comes around and i put down that i wasnt working and didn't get fired or quit from a job, how and can the unemployment office found out that i was really working. Please help me navigate the Florida weekly benefit calculations. (I was making 38.00 per hour flying, a lot less than senior flight attendants but more than sub teaching at 17.00 an hour.) If your pay check is say 280$ then that all you get to survive on 280$. Next week, i’m not including my cash tips and I’ll report it at the end of the year on my taxes because screw Florida unemployment.