Brief employment then layoff due to bankruptcy - how to handle ESD weekly claims?

You don't need to file a new claim. Your husband should just report the work and earnings for the week he worked, then continue filing weekly claims as normal. The system is designed to handle temporary work. Make sure he reports: 1. The exact days he worked that week 2. The total earnings before taxes 3. The reason work ended (select "laid off due to lack of work") Be 100% accurate about the earnings - ESD cross-checks with employer tax records. As long as he accurately reports everything, his claim should continue normally after that one-week interruption.

omg this happened to my cousin last year!!! he got a job at some startup and they folded after like 2 weeks. total nightmare. he just kept filing his weekly claims and put down the hours he worked for those weeks then went back to unemployed status. ESD didnt make him file again but i think they did put his claim under review for like a week? but then it went back to normal

THE ESD SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO TRAP PEOPLE LIKE THIS!! Be VERY careful because if you mark that he worked, they might automatically terminate his claim and make him reapply! I've seen it happen to MULTIPLE people!!! Sometimes they even flag it as fraud investigation which freezes everything for MONTHS. The system is broken on purpose!!!!

Make sure ur husband calls and talks to a actual person at ESD about this!!! The website doesnt have clear info for weird situations. I had something sorta similar (worked 3 days then quit cuz boss was crazy) and when i tried to just continue my claim it got all messed up. Took 6 weeks to fix!!! Dont mess around just call and ask.

Your husband needs to report the work and earnings exactly as they occurred. ESD is used to people having short periods of work during an active claim - that's normal and won't require a new application. However, since the business declared bankruptcy, he should be prepared to provide documentation if asked. The system might flag the claim for adjudication if the employer doesn't properly report the wages or separation. I recommend uploading a statement explaining the situation to his ESD account, including his brother-in-law's contact information as verification. This proactive approach can prevent delays. Continue filing weekly claims without interruption.

When this happened to me after a 2-week job fell through, I just kept filing my weekly claims and reported the work for those weeks. Then I went back to reporting no work. My benefits continued without any issues, but they did send me a questionnaire about why the job ended. I explained the situation (company closed) and provided what documentation I had. Everything went smoothly after that. Just be honest and keep all documentation from the brief employment just in case.

just curious is the brother in law ok?? that must be super stressful for him having his business go bankrupt and now having to deal with all that. family businesses are complicated!!

One more important detail: If your husband already had an unemployment claim that he was collecting on before this brief job, he should continue that claim. However, if this job paid significantly more than his previous job that the original claim was based on, he might benefit from filing a new claim after working enough hours to qualify. For just one week of work though, continuing the existing claim is almost certainly the better option.