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wait im confused... what happens if u get a job but only work part time? do u still qualify for partial benefits or does having any job at all make u ineligible? im in adjudication now but might get a part time position soon
Yes, you can receive partial benefits if working part-time! Just report your hours and earnings accurately. ESD uses this formula: Your weekly benefit minus 75% of your gross earnings for that week. If that calculation results in at least $1, you'll receive that amount. So partial work doesn't make you ineligible - it just reduces your benefit amount proportionally.
my roomate stopped filing after he got a job and ESD never paid his back weeks even tho they were approved. took him months to get it sorted out. def keep filing!!
Yikes, that's exactly what I'm afraid of! I don't want to go through months of extra hassle just because I didn't know I needed to keep filing. Thanks for sharing your roommate's experience.
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my cousin had almost the exact same situation last year!!! left his job at a retail music store to work at a recording studio and then got laid off. ESD denied him tho because he'd only been in the music industry for like 6 months before the switch. how long have u been working in music?
I've been working in music-related jobs for about 8 years (mostly part-time while also doing other work to pay the bills). I have a music production degree too, which probably helped prove it's my established career field. Your cousin's situation is exactly what I was afraid of - I've heard they're really strict about proving it's your established field and not just a casual interest.
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Always take screenshots of your payment history and save any letters they send you about benefit amounts. ESD's system is notorious for weird glitches. I've had payments disappear from my payment history only to reappear weeks later. The documentation saved me when they tried to say I hadn't reported something correctly.
Great advice - I just took screenshots of everything and downloaded the payment history as a PDF. Better safe than sorry!
Glad to hear you got it resolved! For anyone else reading this thread with similar issues, here's what to remember: 1) Always check your ESD account for notices explaining payments, 2) Don't spend unexpected money until you confirm what it's for, 3) Keep detailed records of all communications and payments, and 4) Sometimes payments that seem like errors are actually legitimate adjustments based on wage recalculations or industry-specific programs.
Excellent summary. I'd add that it's also worth checking if there have been any recent legislative changes that might have triggered retroactive payments. The ESD website usually has announcements about these policy changes, though they're not always easy to find.
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To expand on what others have said, you technically have until 11:59pm on Saturday night, but I strongly advise filing earlier. Here's why: 1. If there are any issues with your claim that week (like answering a question that triggers a review), you won't have time to resolve it 2. If the website has technical problems (which happens frequently), you could miss the deadline entirely 3. If you need to speak with an ESD agent about something, you can't do that on weekends If you do miss a week, you CAN file for a past week, but you need to call ESD directly to do so. They may or may not approve it depending on your reason for filing late.
This is super helpful, thank you! I didn't realize you could potentially file for past weeks by calling. Hoping I never need to use that info, but good to know.
I tried calling ESD last month when I had an issue with my claim and was on hold for LITERALLY 4 hours before getting disconnected. Has anyone found a better way to actually get through to a human there? This system is ridiculous!
I was in the same boat last week - tried calling for 3 days straight and couldn't get through. Finally used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me get through to an agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. Totally worth it since I needed to sort out an adjudication issue that was holding up weeks of payments.
Thanks for the tip! Never heard of that service before. Checking it out now because I'm STILL having issues with my claim.
Anastasia Kozlov
not to hijack but sorta related question - does the waiting week also happen if you're on standby status when your benefit year ends? my employer has me on partial unemployment with standby and my benefit year ends next month
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CosmicCrusader
•Yes, unfortunately it does. Even with standby status, the benefit year end triggers the same process - you'll need to reestablish your claim and serve another waiting week. Make sure your employer updates your standby status for the new benefit year if needed. The standby approval doesn't automatically carry over.
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Freya Andersen
Just for clarity: when your benefit year ends, ESD must by law treat it as a new claim. This means: 1. You must meet eligibility requirements again 2. Your benefit amount may change based on your work history during the past year 3. You must serve another waiting week 4. Any ongoing issues like adjudication will usually need to be addressed again It helps to think of it as completely starting over rather than a continuation. The system is designed this way to ensure people are still eligible under current circumstances, not just based on their situation from a year ago.
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Malik Jackson
•Update: I was able to get through to ESD using that Claimyr service someone mentioned. The agent confirmed everything people said here - the waiting week is required by law and can't be waived. She did verify that everything else on my claim looks good though, so payments should resume normally after the waiting week. She also helped me adjust my payment method to direct deposit instead of the debit card to speed things up in the future. Still frustrated about the gap, but at least I know exactly what's happening now.
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