Will filing a TWC appeal stop my current unemployment payments?

Filing an appeal by itself shouldn't automatically stop your payments. However, the reason you're now showing as ineligible could be related to whatever issue you're appealing. What exactly does your payment status say online? Does it say 'ineligible' or 'pending'? There's a big difference. Also, check if you have any new correspondence in your inbox - TWC often sends determination letters explaining why your benefits changed.

This happened to me last month!!! The EXACT same thing where I filed an appeal about my wages and then suddenly my payments stopped. I called TWC for THREE DAYS straight and couldn't get through to anyone. The website is so useless it just kept saying I was ineligible with no explanation. The system is COMPLETELY BROKEN and they don't care that people have bills to pay. I ended up having to borrow money from family because it took them 4 weeks to fix the mistake. Good luck even getting someone on the phone to explain what's happening!!!

To directly answer your question: Filing an appeal does NOT automatically stop payments for the issue you're appealing. However, it sounds like you may have two separate issues happening at once: 1. Your appeal about base period wages calculation 2. A new determination about your Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA) being exceeded by earnings That "earnings exceed WBA" message usually happens when TWC believes you earned more money than your weekly benefit amount allows. This could be from a former employer reporting wages, a clerical error, or sometimes even confusion between different claims in the system. You need to file a separate appeal for this new issue within 14 calendar days of the determination letter date. Make sure to continue requesting payment every two weeks even while appealing - this protects your right to backpay if you win the appeal.

Did u check ur work search requirements? Sometimes they mark u ineligible if u didn't report enough job contacts or if they did a random work search audit and u didnt respond. Double check that part of ur account.

I had something similar happen and it turned out my former employer contested my claim by saying I was still working part-time (I wasn't). Took forever to resolve because I couldn't get through to TWC on the phone. After trying for days and just getting busy signals or disconnects, I used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to a TWC agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/V-IMvH88P1U?si=kNxmh025COIlIzKh When I finally got through, the TWC agent explained that my employer had reported hours for me from BEFORE I was laid off, but the system counted them as current work. They fixed it on the call and my payments resumed the next week (plus backpay). Definitely worth talking to an actual person about this kind of issue instead of trying to figure it out from the website.

im gonna warn u right now the appeals process takes FOREVER. i filed an appeal in january and didnt get my hearing until march!!! and during that WHOLE time i didn't get ANY payments. they backpaid me after i won but it was a really tough 2 months. try to fix this faster if u can by calling them directly.

Based on what you're describing, this sounds like a wage reporting error. When you said "earnings exceed WBA" that's a very specific determination. It means TWC believes you earned more at a job than your weekly benefit amount allows. Here's what to do: 1. File an appeal for this NEW issue right away (separate from your existing appeal) 2. In the appeal, clearly state you have not worked or earned any wages during the claim period in question 3. Try calling the TWC Tele-Serv system at 800-558-8321 to see if there's more information about the specific earnings they think you received 4. Contact your previous employer to make sure they haven't accidentally reported you as still working 5. Keep requesting payments every two weeks even if it says you're ineligible - this preserves your claim If you win your appeal, you'll receive back payments for any weeks you were eligible. The key is to appeal within the 14-day window.

UPDATE: I finally got through to TWC this morning! Turns out my previous employer reported wages for me for last week (even though I haven't worked there since January). The agent said this happens sometimes when employers batch-report or make clerical errors. She put in a request to have the wages removed from my record, and said my payments should resume once that's processed. I also went ahead and filed the appeal just in case it takes them too long to fix it. Thanks everyone for your help!