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Another Update: So my situation has been resolved. EDD called me and informed me that they will manually put my benefit amount to the old amount and they cut me a check today for the amount they owed me.
For everyone in my situation call, write letters and complain. The lady I spoke to named Adriana, told me that they haven't fixed the computer system yet. They only manually changed my benefit amount back because I was making a fuss and someone from my legislators office got in contact with them. She actually congratulated me on this.
Good luck to all of you out there were all in the same boat. We have to keep making more noise if we want congress to keep funding EB after November.
OMG! I am so happy to hear this! YAY FOR YOU!!! Squeaky wheel yeah!
I, too, got a response from EDD and they are working on it. I think it was the letter I sent to Riggs the EDD guy.
Update: Well I thought it was over with, but I guess not. So my last check that they sent me was the last one for tier one and attach to the check was a form saying I qualified to another extension and that they would send me some claim forms in the mail.
Well I haven't received any claim forms yet so I called unemployment today to inquire why not. This is where it gets interesting.
The first lady I talked to said it looked like a mistake was made and that I shouldn't of been allowed to continue on my first extension because I qualified for a new claim.
I tried to explain the whole situation to her and how it was resolved but she was adamant about how I wasn't supposed to continue on my original claim and that I was most likely going to have to pay back the money they sent me.
So after dealing with her she finally put me through to a supervisor who had to put me on hold for 24 minutes (I timed her) to verify that I was allowed to keep my original benefits.
Now she said that they have to get a hold of the original person who manually changed my old claim back so she can make another exception so I can move on to the next tier.
They said it should take no more than 14 days to get in straighten out. So once again there will be a delay in getting me a check.
I have a job interview Monday wish me luck, hopefully I won't have to deal with EDD no more.
I was on tier 2 of my extension when i took a job in dec09/jan10, this job lasted 3 weeks and I made $2900(I live in Illinois). So when my benifit year ended in april 2010 they told me that I will be collecting a new "lower amount". I went from maximum amount to minimum amount for 6 months. It killed me! Last week that "standard" 26 weeks was over. I just recieved a letter stating that i would be put back on the extension for that same lower amount! I kept thinking I would go back to my "original" claim extension amount. I have hopes that this new law will pertain to me and my situation. I was even told 6 months ago that I would go back to the original amount. I don't get it!
I'm afraid that I'm going to have the same problem. I've had a part-time job for three years, and if they go on that amount of money, I'll have to take out my Social Security early. I just have to wait and see, but maybe by some miracle, I'll have a job by the end of the year.
I've been sending my resume to all the temp services, and have only gotten three responses.
I was on tier 2 of my extension when i took a job in dec09/jan10, this job lasted 3 weeks and I made $2900(I live in Illinois). So when my benifit year ended in april 2010 they told me that I will be collecting a new "lower amount". I went from maximum amount to minimum amount for 6 months. It killed me! Last week that "standard" 26 weeks was over. I just recieved a letter stating that i would be put back on the extension for that same lower amount! I kept thinking I would go back to my "original" claim extension amount. I have hopes that this new law will pertain to me and my situation. I was even told 6 months ago that I would go back to the original amount. I don't get it!
Continuing an extension at the lower amount of a new claim, when there is a previous claim whose tiers have been not exhausted, is inconsistent with what California and other states have been doing.
What you were told six months ago is what should be happening - you should exhaust the tiers on your first claim before starting tiers on your second claim. You might want to call or email EDD and see if they can explain why they have now changed their position.
Continuing an extension at the lower amount of a new claim, when there is a previous claim whose tiers have been not exhausted, is inconsistent with what California and other states have been doing.
What you were told six months ago is what should be happening - you should exhaust the tiers on your first claim before starting tiers on your second claim. You might want to call or email EDD and see if they can explain why they have now changed their position.
And, let us know what they say.
So I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens with mine.
Okay, so I went to the unemployment office 4 days i row, getting a differnet answer everytime. On tueday I talked to the office "know-it-all", I was told there is a computer glitch and my information has to be deleted and redone at a central office. So I'm dead broke until they decide to fix it!
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I can't believe this!
