PA UC sent approval letter then disqualification email one week later - What's happening?

This happens more often than you'd think. You likely have two separate issues being decided. The first determination was probably about whether you have enough wages/hours to qualify monetarily. The second determination might be about the reason you separated from your job. Check if the disqualification mentions anything about 'voluntary quit' or 'misconduct' - these are non-monetary eligibility factors. You should be able to see both determinations in your dashboard with different issue IDs.

same thing happend to me!! first they say yes then they say no its like they dont even know what there doing. the whole system is a joke.

You need to file an appeal ASAP. You only have 15 days from the date on that disqualification determination to submit your appeal. Don't wait. Even if this is a mistake that could be fixed with a phone call, the appeal preserves your rights. You can withdraw it later if the issue gets resolved another way. When you file the appeal, include any documentation showing the layoff was due to reorganization - termination letters, emails about the reorg, anything official. If your employer told unemployment you were discharged for cause rather than laid off, that's likely the problem.

U definitely need to tall to someone at UC. I tryed calling for 2 weeks straight with my issue and NEVER got thru. Busy signals or disconnected everytime. Finally used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to a rep within 20 mins! They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2. The lady I talked to fixed my conflicting determinations issue right away, didnt even need to appeal. Sometimes these things are just system errors.

THEY DO THIS ON PURPOSE!!!! The system is DESIGNED to reject as many claims as possible. They approve you then disqualify hoping you'll just give up and not appeal. I've been through this NIGHTMARE three times in the last five years. Each time I appealed and won but it took MONTHS to get my money. Meanwhile I almost lost my apartment waiting. The PA UC system is BROKEN BY DESIGN. They don't want to pay benefits they're obligated to pay!!!!!

check ur correspondence section real careful and see if the disqualification letter gives the specific reason. sometimes they use weird codes or technical language thats hard to understand but explains why they disqualified u. my letter had section 402(b) which means they thought i quit but i was actually laid off. i had to appeal too.

when my brother got laid off from the amazon warehouse last year he got same thing happening. turns out they approved him for regular benefits but then disqualified him because they thought he should be on some other type of claim. took him forever to get it fixed.

One last piece of advice - while your appeal is pending, CONTINUE TO FILE YOUR WEEKLY CLAIMS even though you won't get paid right away. If you win your appeal, they can only pay you for weeks you properly certified. I've seen too many people miss out on back payments because they stopped filing during the appeal process.