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I;m currently on Tier 1 which has been 2 months so far and when I call to open a new claim on July 17, 2012, will the $11,000 I earn from Sept to Dec be used and extend unemployment benefits beyond December 29, 2012?
If you are eligible for a new claim at your bye, provided the benefit is not less than $100 or 25% of your current benefit, you will be required to exhaust those new state claim benefits first, which will take you to the end of the year more or less. At that point, you might be able to resume benefits Tier benefits from the first claim, provided Congress extends the legislation.
If you are eligible for a new claim at your bye and the benefit is less than $100 or 25% of your current benefit, and this current claim is your first claim, you can defer payment on the new state claim until your EUC tiers are exhausted, or 12/29, whichever comes first. At that point, you could begin collecting on this new state claim.
So, if you do have a new claim, let's hope you can invoke an HR4213 deferral. That way you collect tiers now, and the new state claim beginning January 2013.
If you are eligible for a new claim at your bye, provided the benefit is not less than $100 or 25% of your current benefit, you will be required to exhaust those new state claim benefits first, which will take you to the end of the year more or less. At that point, you might be able to resume benefits Tier benefits from the first claim, provided Congress extends the legislation.
If you are eligible for a new claim at your bye and the benefit is less than $100 or 25% of your current benefit, and this current claim is your first claim, you can defer payment on the new state claim until your EUC tiers are exhausted, or 12/29, whichever comes first. At that point, you could begin collecting on this new state claim.
So, if you do have a new claim, let's hope you can invoke an HR4213 deferral. That way you collect tiers now, and the new state claim beginning January 2013.
what do you mean by if the benefit is less than $100 or 25% of my current benefit. Confused by that
If your current is benefit is $250 and the new benefit is $150 ($100 less), you qualify for an HR4213 deferral.
Or,
If your current benefit is $250 and the new benefit is $187 (25% less), you qualify for an HR4213 deferral.
The least restrictive option qualifies you.
Well I don't think the new benefit is going to be higher since it's was only $11,000 so I guess it would be a deferral. So I would stay on the same claim and exhaust the two tiers and then start the new benefit?
well I have no plans of being unemployed by November because I'm prepared to take a huge cut from my previous salary so I can start working again
So I would stay on the same claim and exhaust the two tiers and then start the new benefit?
Only if the new benefit is 25% or $100 lower. If the new benefit does not meet one of those parameters, then PA will insist you accept state benefits first.
Only if the new benefit is 25% or $100 lower. If the new benefit does not meet one of those parameters, then PA will insist you accept state benefits first.
The fact that I only worked at my last job 3 months and earned $11,000, doesn't automacially mean that the new benefit will be $100 lower?
The calculation includes not only your new earnings, but any earnings from your previous employer not used in your original base year. It often happens that second claims provide benefits equal to that of the first claim because of the unused earnings from the original employer.
Get out your monetary determination letter. When were you terminated? What quarters of earnings were used for your base year? The span of time between your termination and the quarters used, is the period of earnings that will be included in your new base year calculation together with your new earnings.
So, your benefit might not be all that much different.
Last edited by Ariadne22; 06-27-2012 at 04:41 PM..
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