EDD penalty weeks ended - confused about payment timing and waiting period

After finishing penalty weeks, you'll certify on your regular bi-weekly schedule. The one-week waiting period only applies once per benefit year, so you WON'T have to serve it again. As soon as you certify for your next period, you should get payment for both weeks (assuming you meet all eligibility requirements). Just make sure when you certify that you're reporting any work/earnings correctly. Since you already had one false statement penalty, a second one would be even more severe - could be 15 weeks next time.

i had to do penalty weeks last year and it SUUUUCKED. but yea after ur done with the penalty u just go back to normal certifying. they dont make u do the waiting period twice, that would be messed up even for EDD lol

Wait, I'm confused. Can someone explain what penalty weeks are? I just started my unemployment claim and I'm worried if I make a mistake I'll get penalized too. How do you avoid this??

Just to add some important clarification - after penalty weeks, you go back to your regular certification schedule, but make sure to check your UI Online account to confirm your certification date hasn't somehow changed. Also, double-check that your claim balance wasn't affected by the penalty period. One thing to watch for: sometimes after penalties, the system might temporarily show your claim as "pending" for review even after certification. Don't panic if this happens - it usually clears up within 24-48 hours, but if it stays pending for more than 3 days, you might want to contact EDD.

The EDD is IMPOSSIBLE to reach when you have questions like this. I had a similar situation last month and spent DAYS trying to get through on their phone lines. Complete waste of time. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get connected to an EDD rep within 20 minutes instead of spending hours redialing. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km The rep confirmed exactly what others are saying - you certify normally after penalty weeks without another waiting period. At least that's one thing EDD gets right!

Im currently on week 6 of a 9 week penalty. This has been AWFUL. Did your UI Online account show each penalty week individually? Mine shows them all marked as "Disqualified - False Statement" but doesnt show how many Ive served vs how many I have left. I have to manually count them every time.

Everyone's giving good advice but I want to add that sometimes EDD puts an additional review on your first certification after penalty weeks. Happened to me. Everything went pending for a week until they verified I had served all penalty weeks. So don't spend the money before it actually hits your account, just in case there's a delay.

btw what did u do to get the penalty? just curious cuz im paranoid about making mistakes