My husband was fired in September for attendance issues, but I think the termination was unfair and wondering if we should appeal the PA UC disqualification. He worked at this company since Nov 2023, passing his probation in Feb 2024 right before our baby was born. His attendance issues were mostly related to our newborn's specialist appointments (always provided doctor's notes) and one dental emergency. Here's the timeline: - He took 2 days off when baby was born in February - Between Feb-June, maybe 2-3 times he left early/took off for baby's specialist appointments (always with doctor's documentation) - He always made up missed hours within the same pay period - He got written up for using all his PTO (which was used for our child's birth) - HR told him he couldn't use any accrued time until June, which he respected - In September, he had a severe toothache and his manager (who works in HR) approved him leaving early - He brought documentation for the dental emergency - The following week while his manager was on vacation, another HR person (who had tried to write him up before over a misunderstanding) terminated him for attendance PA Unemployment denied his claim saying he was warned about attendance and his toothache wasn't a good enough reason for his final absence. The thing is, his direct manager APPROVED the dental absence! Is appealing worth our time? Anyone dealt with similar situations?

Just when I thought dealing with PA Unemployment couldn't get more frustrating! My first benefit year was wrapping up with barely any money left. Instead of letting me start a new claim right away, they held back $15 saying I couldn't file a new claim because there was still money on my old one. Then the next week, they paid me $13 out of that $15! Now I've filed my new claim but have to serve a waiting week before benefits start. This means I'm going a FULL MONTH with zero income. How is anyone supposed to survive like this?? Do they not understand people have bills to pay? Is there any way around this waiting week? Has anyone successfully contacted UC to get them to waive the waiting week or speed things up? This gap between benefit years is pushing me toward financial disaster.

My husband's workplace (a truck repair shop) caught fire last week and the main building is completely destroyed. He's been with the company for 3 years as a mechanic making $30/hr, and normally worked 8-12 hour days. Now they're trying to keep everyone working by cramming into their smaller secondary shop, but there's just not enough space for all the vehicles they service. His hours have been cut significantly - maybe 20-25 hours a week now compared to 40-50+ before. We're really feeling the financial pressure since my income alone isn't enough to cover our bills. He's convinced he won't qualify for any unemployment benefits since he's still technically employed. Can he apply for partial unemployment in PA when his hours are reduced because of a fire? Has anyone gone through something similar?

Finally got my PA UC claim approved after fighting an employer appeal for almost 2 months! They owe me for 7 weeks of back benefits (about $4,200 total). My question is - will they deposit this larger amount onto my Money Network card which I selected as my payment method, or will they send a paper check instead? I've heard rumors that PA UC sends big back payments as checks even if you selected the debit card option. Just trying to figure out when I'll actually have access to this money since I've drained my savings waiting for this to resolve. Anyone had experience with lump sum back payments recently?

Got a notice in the mail yesterday about a hearing for my PA unemployment overpayment situation. I already paid back the overpayment amount from August (about $2,750) a few months ago, but now they've scheduled this hearing. I think it's to determine if they should remove the penalty that would affect my future claims? Has anyone gone through one of these hearings before? What should I expect? Do I need to bring anything specific with me? The notice doesn't explain much and I'm a bit anxious about the whole thing.