Extended Unemployment Compensation (EUC) in 2 Tiers.

[spr1516]

yea my state (MA) jus got triggered on an will start feb 15, an i got the first tier 20 total wks but my first 13 wks of teir one ended b4 11/21/08 so im jus trying 2 fig out if i will receive the second tier of the 13 weeks or if im **** out of luck

[elspeth61]

I have to agree with the massess that right now the jobs are just not there. If you have a job, hurray for you and DON'T do anything to mess it up. I work for our state unemployment office and I am amazed at the crazy things people are losing their jobs over and even more amazed that there are people actually quitting their jobs because they were unhappy or thought they could find something better.

In our area, construction is nearly extinct and not just because of the weather and seasonality. We can thank the mortgage fraud, and the people that got in on the "3-year" plans that bought their homes high, paid interest only and thought they could flip their house for a profit before they had to pay the full loan amounts and now they are stuck with a huge mortgage and property that is not worth what they bought for. There is a glut of homes here...no, construction isn't a good profession in our area at the moment.

If you need an income, you might want to consider starting a home based business. There are some out there that are legit and I am not talking envelope stuffing!

[spr1516]

yeah im a plumber an we r all like dead since no ones buy or building cuz no one has any $

[mikenewjers]

Can somebody please help me. I have callled the unemployment office numerous times, and am unable to talk to a living person{ridiculous}! I received a letter in the mail telling me i am eligible for tier 2 benefits about a month ago{ jan 09}. There was no date on when to claim, and no specific amount that i would be receiving. I understand you have to exhaust your tier 1 benefits in order for tier 2 to take effect. I have just exhausted my tier 1 benefits and got my last check today{ Feb 21 09}. I was expecting this last check to have a date on when to claim but it was blank and my balance was 0. The first extension automatically activated on my last check so what is going on with these tier 2 extensions. Somebody help!! New Jersey btw.

[nooneremembersyourname]

Hey, I had a question about tier 2, my husband is about to exhaust tier 1 benefits, he was allowed 13 weeks out of 20. He has called about tier 2 and the unemployment agency said he just had to keep calling marvin on his scheduled time and tier 2 would start automatically. What we dont know for sure and what I'm wondering from you guys is for tier 2, 13 weeks, does everyone get a full 13 weeks or is there a way they calculate how many you qualify for like with tier 1? Do you understand? Tier 1 is up to 20 weeks but all I hear about tier 2 is an additional 13 weeks, not an up to. So will he get 13 weeks and if not how are they determining how many weeks so I can figure it out?

Michigander

[nooneremembersyourname]

Actually with a bit more of persistent searching I found the answer to my own question. This Link tells how many weeks you will get for 1st and 2nd tier benefits.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ui...0_240939_7.pdf
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[ezhardmoney]

I am in NC, the first % rate is 3.2 but 2nd rate on link at top id 7.3%. I just ran out of first payments and it says on my state site I am approved as of today. Does this mean my EUC benefits should go for 20 weeks plus 13 more, or if % dropps under 6% will I lose benefits? THANKS MUCH!