EDD says 'excessive earnings' on my account - will this stop my benefits completely?

'Excessive earnings' means you earned more than your weekly benefit amount that week, so you won't receive benefits for that specific week. Your WBA is the maximum amount you can receive weekly. If you earn more than that amount in a week, you're considered to have excessive earnings for that week only. This doesn't affect your claim going forward. Your claim remains open, and you should continue certifying every two weeks. Any week you earn less than your WBA, you'll likely receive partial benefits for that week. Just make sure you're reporting all earnings accurately during the week you worked, not when you get paid.

ya this happened 2 me last month. its just for that 1 week. keep certifying!!!! if u make less money next time u get benefits again

Excessive earnings doesn't mean your claim is closed. You just didn't qualify for that specific week because you earned too much. Here's how the calculation works: If you earn more than your Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA), you get $0 for that week. If you earn less than your WBA, they subtract 25% of what you earned from your WBA and pay you the difference. For example, if your WBA is $450: - You earn $487 → No payment (excessive earnings) - You earn $400 → You get $450 - ($400 x 0.25) = $450 - $100 = $350 in benefits Just keep certifying every two weeks, even if you think you earned too much. The system needs to know you're still seeking full-time work.

EDD's system is so frustrating to deal with! When I had 'excessive earnings' messages, I needed to call them to sort it out because the online account just doesn't explain things clearly. Took me DAYS to get through on the phone lines. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to connect with an actual EDD rep after wasting hours hitting redial. They have this video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km The rep explained that excessive earnings just means you made too much for that specific week, not that your claim is canceled. Once I got someone on the phone, it took like 5 minutes to understand everything.

THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO CONFUSE PPL!!! They don't tell you that excessive earnings is temporary ON PURPOSE so people panic and stop certifying!!! I had this happen 3x during my claim and every time it was fine the next week when I earned less. They want people to give up on their claims!!! KEEP CERTIFYING no matter what!!!

btw make sure ur reporting wages for the week u WORKED not when u got paid. thats a big mistake ppl make

My sister had this happen and she thought her claim was canceled too but it wasn't. Next week she got benefits again. Did you check your actual payment history page? Sometimes the status on the main page isn't clear but the payment section shows more details.

One more thing about excessive earnings - even when you don't receive money for a week, that week still counts toward your benefit year. So you're not losing anything in the long run. Your claim remains open for the full benefit year regardless of weeks with excessive earnings. Just make sure you're still doing your required work search activities during weeks with excessive earnings. The work search requirements still apply even if you know you won't get paid for that week.