ESD claim restart confusion - union layoff during school week with no payment showing

You need to restart the claim for the week you want to claim, not the week after. Since UI weeks run Sunday-Saturday, you should've restarted on June 9th to claim benefits for June 10-14. I've been dealing with the UI system for my seasonal work for years and the timing is super important. Try submitting a message through eServices explaining the situation - they might be able to backdate the restart.

nope your fine. claim week starts on sunday. so the 16th covers the week before. check if you filed the weekly claim after restarting. sometimes u still gotta do that seperate or it wont pay

There's some confusion here about how the system works. Let me clarify: 1. Your husband's claim week runs Sunday-Saturday 2. When you restart a claim, you're telling ESD that starting on that Sunday, your husband is once again unemployed/eligible 3. The restart on June 16th would cover June 16th-22nd, NOT the previous week 4. To claim the week of June 10-14, you needed to restart on June 9th You should immediately call ESD to explain the situation and ask if they can backdate your restart. Make sure to mention it was for union training which is typically an approved reason for unemployment benefits during a temporary layoff. The approval letter you received was likely just confirming that the restart for June 16th forward was approved, not specifically for that training week.

I've been a union plumber for 12 years and this happens ALL THE TIME!!! The ESD system is GARBAGE when it comes to union workers who go back and forth. They design it for people who just lose their job once not for those of us who cycle through work/no work/training. So frustrating!!!

If you're struggling to reach ESD on the phone (which is super common), I recently discovered a service called Claimyr that helped me get through after weeks of trying on my own. It basically holds your place in line and calls you when an agent is available. Saved me hours of frustration. Their website is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. Worth checking out if you keep hitting dead ends trying to get through to fix your restart date.

ok so I work for a different trade union and deal with this constantly. here's what u should know: 1) Training weeks are special for union workers, make sure you indicated it was APPROVED union training when filing 2) If your husband is on standby status thats different than regular unemployment 3) call ESD and ask specifically for the "union desk" - yes this exists! not all reps know about it but its specially for union claims and they know all the rules hope that helps, the standby rules + union training combo can be super confusing

After you get through to ESD and fix the restart date, make sure to double-check that you've met the job search requirements for that week too. Even though it was for training, you still need to list 3 job search activities unless he has formal standby status. Just wanting to make sure you don't hit another roadblock after fixing the date issue!

Just to follow up - were you able to reach ESD and get the restart date fixed? Union training weeks can be tricky in the system, but they should be able to resolve this if you explain the situation clearly.