Will quitting my physically demanding part-time job affect my partial ESD benefits?

your best bet is to get a doctors note saying you cant do that kind of physical work. otherwise ESD might decide you quit without good cause and deny benefits. happened to my cousin last year

This is a tricky situation that comes up frequently. According to ESD guidelines, quitting a job due to physical demands that you cannot reasonably perform can potentially be considered "good cause" IF you can document it. Here's what you should do: 1. Document the physical requirements that differ from what was initially described during hiring 2. Get medical documentation that these requirements are unreasonable for your physical condition 3. Try speaking with your employer first about accommodations before quitting 4. If you must quit, clearly document that the reason is the unexpected physical demands ESD will likely put your claim in adjudication and investigate whether you had good cause to quit. The medical documentation is crucial here.

this is EXACTLY whats wrong with unemployment!!! ppl taking jobs then quitting bc its "too hard" smh. taxpayers shouldnt be funding this!!

I was in almost the exact same situation in January!!! I got a part-time warehouse job while on unemployment (from my office manager position) and couldn't handle the physical demands. My back was killing me after just 2 weeks. I tried calling ESD to ask about quitting but it was IMPOSSIBLE to get through. I tried for 3 days straight and either got disconnected or was on hold for hours with no answer. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) and got connected to an agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3 The ESD agent told me I needed to document the physical requirements, get a doctor's note, AND most importantly - try to resolve it with the employer first. I managed to get switched to a different department with less physical demands, so I didn't have to quit.

Quit the job if ur health is at risk but DON'T tell ESD u quit!!! Just stop reporting those hours and they'll never know. Keep claiming ur benefits like normal. The company probably won't bother reporting to ESD that u quit since it's just a part-time position.

when you do ur weekly claim theres a question that asks if u quit or were fired from any jobs that week. if u lie on that ur committing fraud

Thanks everyone for the advice! I talked to my doctor yesterday and got documentation that I shouldn't be doing heavy lifting due to a previous back injury. I'm going to talk to my manager today about moving to a different position before making any decisions about quitting. I'll definitely be honest on my weekly claim regardless of what happens - not worth risking fraud penalties!

im so confused by all this. i thought once u take a job ur unemployment ends completely?? how r u still getting payments while working part time??

my sister works for ESD and she says they're cracking down on people who quit jobs in 2025. apparently there's a new automated system that flags all claims with job separations for extra review. just fyi