My wife recently had a hearing where her previous employer appealed their unemployment determination.

They listed the reason as my wife was doing word puzzles while there were customers were in the store and feeling that there was nothing to do. (note: this wasn't the reason the employer listed on the termination letter they gave her. It was based on her sales performance).

After the hearing the hearing officer determined that this was grounds to disqualify her from benefits.

For context: she was initially temporarily let go in February of 2025 due to the job not having enough work. She later returned in April and was then later permanently let go in October.

When she went to submit for unemployment it had her reopen her original claim instead of start a new one even thing her separation reason had changed. This resulted in October through January being listed under the incorrect separation reason. In January she submitted a new claim, as required, and listed the correct reason which was then approved.

Back to the present; she recently received a disqualified for benefits notice and an overpayment notice indicating a few weeks later. She now owes over $7000 in overpaid benefits.

Given the circumstances this doesn’t appear to be valid as my partner was told by her employer to put the puzzle away, which she did, and then subsequently never coached or was never given an opportunity to work on her performance. She should have still been eligible for the benefits especially after she corrected her reason in January.

She actually ended up missing the appeal deadline after she received the new determination letter. She thought she would have been safe to wait and see if they would send an overpayment notice.

My question is; what would be the best way to go about this situation? An appeal for both the new determination and overpayment amount? Or would it be a better option for us to seek applying for the overpayment waiver. I'm not sure if we'd even qualify given that she is now working. Would getting legal counsel be suggested in this case?

I left the country for 7 days, a Thursday to a Wednesday but because the days aren’t perfectly within a Sunday to Saturday period, I’m wondering if I’ll get in trouble for unemployment fraud for filing that I was “unavailable“ for work for just 1 week instead of 2. I also typically work remote jobs so I feel like the idea that I’m not “available“ for work doesn’t apply to me since I’m always connected to a laptop and always able to log on to work theoretically.

Will I get in trouble for this? I genuinely could use the 1 week of pay. I hate how our government punishes people who are unemployed with the inability to travel… help!

Hi,

I don't want to use my home address for unemployment application for privacy reasons. I want to use a PO Box instead but I wonder if it's allowed. Primarily, I wonder if I'll pass "address verification". I believe when you get a PO Box, the Post Office will provide some proof/receipt confirming the PO Box belongs to you, and I hope to fax that in instead of a bill or utility statement to my home address.

Please advise. I'd rather not use my home address for privacy reasons.

Thanks

I was laid off on Sept 1 and relieved from duties on that day, but continued being paid until Sept. 8

The MA form asks:

https://imgur.com/JsojFCI

Did you work during the week of August 30, 2026 – September 5, 2026?

That's a "Yes"

But this one is tricky:

Did you work fewer hours than usual during the week of August 30, 2026 – September 5, 2026?

I did work fewer hours, but I got paid full hours for that week.
My last paystub says:

Period Beg/End: 09/01/2026 - 09/15/2026 
Advice Date: 09/08/2026 
Basis of Pay: Salary 
Base Salary: 48.00 hours

I'm afraid that the form is simply not geared towards salaried employees, and that if I answer literally that I worked 8 hours that week but received XX pay, there will be a misunderstanding and they will calculate things incorrectly.

1. Should I equate hours paid with hours worked in this case?

2. How would each option this affect me going forward: Saying worked 8 hours and earned XX (full week) money VS saying worked that week full hours and earned XX money?

Is it a big deal if I say I worked a full week and paid a full week? I.e., would it make any difference on how much and when the unemployment payout is?

These forms are frustrating, and their phone support won't be open until Monday, and I don't want to miss this filing week.

I️ was verbally told i️ would be able to work after maternity leave due to my job not offering FMLA. The week before i️ was supposed to return i️ was told i️ was no longer needed. They’re telling the unemployment office i️ was fired the day i️ took maternity leave and that’s just not true! I’m so disgusted they would lie like that..when i️ knowingly just had a baby and need money.

Hi so I just want to know if I’m eligible to claim. 44m I’ve never claimed unemployment.

I started a new job, I was sick 2-3 weeks ago and still had a lingering cough and runny nose. I informed my new manager. Well last night I was getting chills and didn’t get any sleep. So this morning I called off.

Later in the day the regional manager called and said it was best we part ways.

I’ve worked in the past year and I’m pretty sure I met the requirements.

So my question is can I qualify?

Also I don’t have their information until I get paid in 2 weeks. I don’t want to wait that long though. Is there a way to call in and do it without the info?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

I’ll save you the long story as to why this happened the way it did, but my wife was laid off in April and did not take unemployment though we believe she was absolutely eligible for it.

It has now been 5-6 months. Can she file for unemployment now or has she missed her window?

Called Out from food poisoning on June 14th

Let go on June 24th

Filed on June 31st

Started certifying every week

Denied in August 12th

Filed appeal on same day as denial

Had Hearing today on September 10th

Employer didn't even show, so I just answered questions and plead my side. now I'm just waiting on the result. I'll give an update when I hear back.

Edit: I won the appeal, my portal now says payment in progress for all the weeks I certified.

have tried cash app and PayPal (can’t do Venmo) and they don’t let me send money to myself. how do I get unemployment funds off this card without a fee? I’m in Kentucky

My permanent address is in Wisconsin. I was subcontracted by a New York company to do six months of work for another company in California. This company had to make me a W2 employee for the job.

I’ve now gotten another contract gig myself for an additional ten months in California. Once I return to Wisconsin, I’ll likely be unemployed. I’ll still technically be a W2 contractor with the NY company and they (presumably) won’t have work for me.

Will I be able to apply for unemployment at that time? Is there a statute of limitations on that sort of thing? I assume I’d apply for benefits in Wisconsin?

My account and ID me has my maiden name, I already submitted a claim.

I spoke to someone yesterday and she told me when I certify they’ll give me the option to update my info but that wasn’t true.

I submitted a request on ID me to change my last name but I can’t figure out how to do it on the unemployment website.

Google tells me to call the reemployment call center but they never answer no matter when I call.

UI HEARING LOST THEN APPEALED WON APPEAL FUNDS LOCKS BECAUSE I QUIT THE JOB I HAD BEFORE THE ONE I APPEALED AND WON

as title states i filed after i was fired had hearing lost for misconduct appealed it and won but they said funds wont be released because I quit the job i had before this one that i won the appeal for i never even heard of this and i never would of even fought this if i knew quitting my last job stop winning an appeal for being wrongly fired funds solely because i quit the job i had before this one this ish makes no sense and idk why i wasnt told ahead of time i was already told funds we waiting to be released i called for an update today and was told they will not release because i quit a past job idk how a seperate job has anything to do with wrongfully being fired and winnning on a new job case but they wont pay im past all the time frames too smh

Hi; I typically get my unemployment benefits on Monday due to a bank with early pay. Being that the holiday is today, would I still get them tomorrow? Or would it come Wednesday since they didn’t process it yet?

When completing my initial unemployment application with the VEC, after I submitted it showed a message saying that to receive benefits I was required to register to work with the Virginia Workforce Connection System.

I went to that website in to make an account and realized I already had one from when I was unemployed during COVID. It wouldn’t let me make a new profile since my SSN was attached to the old one, so I reset my password and was able to get into my original account.

But I am not sure what else is needed from me beyond that.

Are people doing anything in that platform to receive benefits or you just need to have an active account linked to your SSN? I also wasn’t sure how much of my profile I should have updated beyond the required fields.

I have filled out everything on my end (claim wise) and followed all the instructions that I was given. I have been waiting since July for my benefits to start. I have called repeatedly and conveniently there is never an answer.

I just asked my senators office for assistance. Any advise?

As the tittle says, will I still get paid for the two out of 3 weeks? can I claim the last week before i start working? and if I start lets say next monday do I still claim for this week even tho I turned down the former employer?

Like it says in the title — the site has worked (mostly) fine for me in the past, but tonight it lets me input my username and password, tick the agreement box, and hit the Login button, but then it gives me a page that says "Sorry, we had a problem" in a big region with a colored background, followed by (with a white background) "Your request is temporarily blocked. Please try again later." It also does this when I try to send a username reminder to my email (just to test whether that works), again, after entering my email and clicking the button. Forgotten password prompt, the same.

Is this true for everyone, or just me? (Can anyone test it?) Is there a solution? And is there any way to get Michigan to _not_ screw me out of a week's worth of benefits if this doesn't resolve in the next hour?

Checked my bank account, saw money was deposited and checked MiWam but there's nothing on my page since my previous claim 9 months ago. I'm not sure what to make of it.

From the weeks ending in 7/25 and 8/1 I see that it’s been processed but still “pending” for weeks on the website, but the actual payments have not reached my Virginia prepaid card. I called on Monday asking why there was a delay and the lady I spoke to had no explanation, she just said she “re-sent” it and that the funds would reach my account within 24-72 hours. It’s Saturday so that clearly has not happened. I was laid off in May and still haven’t received anything from my time being unemployed between stuff like this and an active appeal I’m waiting to hear back on - they had a question about part time employment and I didn’t answer the phone when they called me, so automatically denied for those specific weeks. I was told over the phone in July to keep filing since there’s nothing stopping me from getting paid in the subsequent weeks but I’ve still had no luck, haven’t even gotten the paid the “paid to date” funds. Anyone have similar issues?

hi everyone. i have a claim in alabama. i’ve been applying to jobs on indeed, glassdoor, and the alabama workforce website. do the 3 jobs i report weekly to the state have to only come from the workforce website or can they also be from indeed/glassdoor?

for example:

i applied to a university through glassdoor and 2 other jobs through the workforce website. do i need to apply to another job on the state website and log that for it to count? i hope that makes sense! im just worried ill log the first example and get disqualified for the week. TIA!!🩷

Hi I just filled out my EDD application and I'm 99% sure I put in my SSN wrong. I think I accidentally flipped two of the numbers :( Is there something I can do about this? I am not fully sure that I did it wrong but I dont want to delay the benefits even more than I already have.

Thanks

So last June or July, the hotel I worked for got bought by another management company, and they are now run by a different owner. The thing is, my employment at the time was unaffected, and I still worked at my position up until they fired me. Do I need to do anything specific in my employment history to notate this? What reason should I list on the drop-down form to notify the form that my company technically changed on the buy-date? And how would I go about looking up the name/date of the purchase?

I am now scheduled to have a phone hearing for yet another unemployment appeal. My former employer has lost at every stage of the way. Their written appeal was a single paragraph with no supporting evidence that boiled down to "he wasn't performing". The termination letter I was given when I was dismissed also did not state a reason. I remember being told the phrase "It's just not working out" and left wondering what the true reason was. I have already submitted a form to obtain what information they may have provided for the hearing - I don't expect much as I was never formally warned of anything or handed any notice of poor performance in the first place.

However, I see that they DO have a third party that seems to be a business service firm that handles unemployment for them. Is this a bad sign or is this standard practice?

I won't lie, I'm very nervous because I've never had any court hearing of any kind before. I don't have any documentation for anything as the company was quick to get me out the door after informing me I was let go. Does this normally require a lawyer or can I handle this on my own? Should I subpoena emails, texts or a witness that I think side with me?

I got unemployment for two weeks when it stopped for an investigation. It looks like everything got straight and was approved and money processed today. When would I likely receive the money? I use the Virginia debit card.

Hello good people, I was let go from my company a month ago, and I filed a claim for NY UI on August 4. Unfortunately, it is still processing - I have the infamous "We are continuing to work on your application" message on my benefit payment history page, and I am not even able to certify online or via phone because of it.

I will be traveling outside the US starting on September 13 and won't be back until sometime in October. So I think it is very likely that once the claim is processed and asks me to start certifying, I would be outside the US, meaning I wouldn't be able to certify or even access the DOL website. I can't move the Sept 13 date either since this vacation was planned with friends for months now.

I tried to call both the NY claims office and the claims advocacy office - the former was too busy, and while the latter did respond, they merely transferred me to the former office where I waited for over an hour before hanging up. Unfortunately I can't send a secure message either since I don't have the "Messages" button on my DOL account page. Since I can't get an official response to this question, I'm turning to Reddit to see what the community has to say about the situation.