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I live in the state of Illinois. I am wondering if HR 4213 is going to apply to me at all.
I was laid off from my job in June of 2010. Of course I filed for unemployment, and got something like $385 a week. I was offered a temp job in October, and took it (I know, in retrospect not very bright). That ended in March, so I started collecting unemployment again. My benefit year ended the last week of June. I was told I had to come in and reapply, and when I did I was told I had to exhaust the state benefits from that temp job so they recalculated my benefit at $344 a week.
I started a job the first week of January, hoping this would be the last dealing I had with the unemployment office for a very long time. Unfortunately, they told me on Thursday my work isn't meeting their quality standards still, so they were terminating me. I know they can appeal, but I honestly don't see how they can accuse me of misconduct, so I'm not too worried about that.
When I went back to the unemployment office on Friday, they said once I get through the phone interview to prove I wasn't fired for misconduct, my benefits should start up again at the same rate until my benefit year ends again at the end of June. I asked her what happens then, and she very rudely told me that's too far in advance, she can't even guess. The reason I'm so scared is that one temp job is really the only income I had in 2011, so it would only qualify me for about $100 a week. That's not even grocery money! Can HR 4213 be used to keep getting the amount I'm getting now?
Illinois has been implementing HR4213 automatically and it will be implemented in your situation in June 2012 IF you never collected federal EUC benefits on your 2010 claim. It sounds from your description you collected state benefits only.
What is the status of that 2010 claim? Did you receive state benefits only, or did you also receive a few payments from EUC Tier 1?
You will continue on $344/week until your claim is exhausted or the end of this year, whichever occurs first, when all federal benefits end unless Congress extends the legislation, yet again. I assume you are now collecting federal Tier I benefits, at least.
If by some remote chance you do have new claim eligibility in June, HR4213 should apply to your most recent claim, as no EUC was paid on the other claim. Illinois automatically implements HR4213, as I said.
If you have just begun Tier 1, you should have available this year:
20 weeks Tier 1
14 weeks Tier 2
09 weeks Tier 3 (or until 12/29 when all payments end)
Last edited by Ariadne22; 04-08-2012 at 10:34 PM..
Actually I don't think I am on Tier 1. I asked and they said I would still be on state benefits (although who knows, they never seem to know what they're talking about). I thought I was using up the last of my balance in December right before I started this last job, so I probably am.
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Update: I called the Chicago office today, and I think I actually got a competent human being for a change. She confirmed I actually am starting Tier I of EUC (or will be when I get through the interview rigamarole), so I'm assuming 4213 will apply to me when my benefit year ends at the end of June. I feel a little less desperate knowing I have until January to find another full time job, rather than July.
I don't really have to worry about my employer winning an appeal, do I? They never accused me of doing anything deliberate, just not learning fast enough.
I have a question.. If your unemployment year ends can you get on the next extension? Cuz my friend had her 26 weeks andd now her claim ends this sunday and that will be the end of her extension of 20 weeks.. So what happends after that? Can she get a second extension?
Just to update, Illinois does implement 4213, but it's a separate process that takes about 30 days to complete. So right now I'm only getting $110 a week.
Thanks for that. I knew Illinois applied HR4213 without much problem. Didn't know it took them a month to do it, however.
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