ESD part-time earnings deductions - will I still get my full $400 weekly benefit?

You won't get the full $400 if you're working part-time. ESD will deduct a portion of your part-time earnings from your weekly benefit amount. Here's how it works: You can earn up to 25% of your weekly benefit amount without any deduction (that's $100 in your case). After that, they deduct dollar-for-dollar. So if you earn $250 in a week, they'll deduct $150 from your $400 benefit ($250 - $100 = $150), meaning you'd get $250 from unemployment that week. Make sure you report ALL earnings for the week you worked (not when you get paid).

u gotta report ALL ur hours worked that week in ur weekly claim. they ask u how many hours u worked & how much u made. even if u havnt been paid yet. dont mess this up or they'll say u committed fraud and make u pay everything back plus penalties trust me

Just to add some clarity - the formula ESD uses is actually that they deduct 75% of your earnings after the first 25% of your WBA. It's the same result but thought I'd clarify. Also, remember that if you work full-time hours in a week (32+ hours) or earn more than your weekly benefit amount, you'll be considered fully employed for that week and won't receive benefits regardless of how much you earned. Make sure you're accurately reporting both your hours AND earnings each week.

THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU BROKE!!! I went through this last year and it was a nightmare. They deduct so much that its barely worth working part-time. And if you make one tiny mistake on your weekly claim they'll flag your account for "adjudication" and freeze your payments for MONTHS!!! I had to wait 14 weeks with NO MONEY while they "investigated" because I accidentally reported my hours wrong ONE TIME. The system is rigged against workers!!!

I had same situation! Was getting $450 benefit and working at Target part time. The thing to watch for is if you work more than 32 hours in a week they consider you full time employed even if you make less than your benefit amount. That happened to me one week when they scheduled me for 34 hours but I only made like $400, and I got zero unemployment that week even though my benefit was higher. Just something to watch out for with your coffee shop hours.

Just to make sure you're getting accurate information - here's exactly how the ESD earnings deduction formula works: 1. Your weekly benefit amount (WBA) is $400 2. You can earn up to 25% of your WBA ($100) with no reduction 3. For earnings above that threshold, ESD deducts 75% of those earnings from your benefit For example: - If you earn $300 at your coffee shop job - First $100 has no effect on your benefit - For the remaining $200, ESD deducts 75% ($150) from your benefit - You'll receive $250 in unemployment ($400 - $150) - Total income: $300 (wages) + $250 (UI) = $550 This ensures you always make more by working part-time than not working at all.

When I was on UI last year my claim got stuck in the system for like 6 weeks because I couldn't get through to anyone at ESD to fix a reporting issue with my part-time work. Calling was impossible - busy signals or disconnects every time. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to an actual human at ESD and got it fixed in one call. They have a video demo showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 - saved me so much stress during an already tough time.

does anyone know if they count tips as part of your earnings too? i do doordash sometimes

Pro tip from someone who did this for 6 months: keep a DETAILED log of all your work hours and earnings each week separate from what ESD has. I had a week where ESD's system glitched and somehow didn't save my reported earnings even though I entered them. Three months later I got hit with an overpayment notice! Thankfully I had my own records with screenshots of confirmation pages and was able to appeal successfully. Better safe than sorry!

my roomate got partial uneployment and she said its a pain cus u gotta do the job search requirements too even tho u already have a job. u still gotta do 3 job search activities every week.