Since your employer isn't responding, here's another approach: Draft a letter yourself stating your regular seasonal layoff pattern and when you returned to work in January 2023. Take it to a notary, sign it as an affidavit, and submit that with your appeal. Also include your W-2s from 2022 and 2023 showing the employment pattern. The appeal board often accepts alternative documentation when the preferred documentation isn't available through no fault of the claimant. Also important: PA UC has a financial hardship waiver for overpayments. If you can demonstrate that repaying would cause significant financial hardship, you can apply for this even if you lose the appeal.

One more critical point: Make sure you check your PA Treasury ReliaCard or direct deposit account to confirm if you actually received benefits for that specific week. Sometimes these audit issues come up but when you check your payment history, you'll find you weren't actually paid for the week in question (perhaps because you reported returning to work). If that's the case, there can't be an overpayment. Log into your UC account and review your payment history for that specific week ending 12/31/22.

btw u should look at ur mail not just email cause sometimes they send important stuff only thru regular mail and if u miss deadlines ur automatically guilty basically

I just went through a hearing last month and won!!! My company tried to say I was fired for cause but I had documentation proving they were lying. Make sure your husband brings ANYTHING that shows his side - texts, emails, employee handbook, performance reviews, ANYTHING. Referees actually do listen if you have evidence.

My cousin got approved last month and didn't get paid cause they had her old bank account still in the system even though she updated it! Make super sure your banking info is correct in your profile section!!!

Quick update for you - most approved claims in 2025 are being processed within 48-72 hours if there are no issues with your banking information. If you don't see a transaction number by the end of business tomorrow, I would recommend contacting them to verify everything is moving forward correctly. Also, when you do receive your payment, check that the amount matches what you're expecting based on your weekly benefit amount plus the backpay for all those weeks. Sometimes the calculations can be off.

just an update i checked my money network transaction history from last time and it says "ACH deposit" for UC payments if that helps u know what to look for

UPDATE: The money just hit my account this morning (Monday)! So that was about 4 business days after the pay date. Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions. Definitely took longer than I expected but at least it's here now.

Just thought I'd update you - I called the PA Treasury (not UC) about my compromised card last time, and they were actually more helpful than UC. The number should be on the back of your Money Network card. They can sometimes tell you exactly what happened and expedite a replacement.

Just to give you some peace of mind while you work on this: when payments have nowhere to go because of a closed Money Network account, they typically get held in the system for up to 45 days. So your money won't be lost - it's just a matter of establishing a new payment method before you can access it. The fastest solution is usually to get through to a live person at UC who can update your payment preferences immediately.