Finally received backpay but DEO counting partial income wiped out my $600 FPUC for one week!

same thing happened 2 me!!! did some online training thing for my old company & got paid $50 and lost everything for that week. its criminal how they punish you for being honest. nobody tells u that small $ will completely wreck ur benefits

This happens because Florida's unemployment system uses a very strict income reporting formula. Any income over 8 times your hourly benefit amount completely disqualifies you for that week. Since the $600 FPUC was only available to people who received at least $1 in state benefits that week, losing your state benefit means automatically losing the federal money too. For future reference (for anyone reading), always calculate how part-time or one-off work will impact your benefits. Take your weekly benefit amount, divide by 8, and that tells you how much you can earn hourly before your benefits start reducing dollar-for-dollar.

YEP!!!! DEO is COMPLETELY BROKEN. I got hit with this same garbage. One day of training ($90) and BOOM - lost $775 total between state and federal. Made me decide to just refuse any small work until I found a full-time position. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO SCREW US OVER!!!!

This is actually a common issue with Florida's unemployment system specifically. The income deduction formula is more punitive than many other states. For anyone dealing with this issue now, I'd recommend: 1. Always calculate potential income impact before accepting small jobs/gigs 2. If you're waiting on backpay and having trouble reaching DEO to discuss income reporting issues, I'd suggest trying Claimyr (claimyr.com). They got me connected to a live agent in under 30 minutes after I spent weeks getting disconnected. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/UzW_hbUy-ss?si=zORd51jeq1GX5Ldj that shows how it works. 3. Keep detailed records of all work and payments in case you need to dispute anything later It's especially important to understand how income is counted if you're on a partial unemployment claim.

So during my last unemployment stretch, i learned that if you make more than your weekly benefit amount, you lose everything for that week. but what's really unfair is that if you make just $1 over your benefit amount, you lose the entire federal supplement too! i wish someone had told me this when i first applied - would have saved me from accepting a one-day temporary gig that cost me over $700 in benefits. btw, did your employer make those zoom meetings mandatory? because if they were truly required, you might have grounds to appeal that determination.

I'm curious - when did you report this income? Was it on your regular bi-weekly certification, or did you have to go back and report it later? Sometimes how/when income is reported can affect how it's processed. Also, for anyone dealing with unemployment now, the current CONNECT system is slightly improved compared to the 2020-2021 version, but knowing the rules is still critical. The DEO website actually has a calculator that helps you determine how income affects your benefits, but it's buried deep in their resources section.

this is y ppl dont report income tbh. system is rigged againt honest people