Unemployment Issue with new NJ rules (collect, receive, work, money)

[Meh1190]

In 2020, New Jersey now makes you have $10,000 whereas 2019 it was 8600. I am a seasonal worker. I always collect unemployment in the off-season. I have yet to work in 2020. I filed in Jan and received a letter about an interview. A woman called me and explained that I had $9700 and 19 weeks. I needed either $10,000 or 20 weeks at $200. The woman gave me her email address and said that if I can prove I had 20 weeks then to email her and she can give me the go ahead. Not sure what to do at this point. Confused how if I haven't even worked in 2020 why I'm being held to that and not the 2019 rules. Any advice? Anyone starting to run into this issue with the new rules?

[Chyvan]

You had a thread from Nov. Why didn't you finish the process then before the rules changed?

It has nothing to do with the year that you work. All base periods are into the past. They are using your 2018 and 2019 wages with 2020's new rules.

You should have finished your earlier thread, you might have fared better.

Now, you have to go through pay stub by stub, and see if the DOL is calculating the numbers correctly, and if not, let them now of the error, or you're not getting UI.

[Meh1190]

I am aware of what I have posted. That was from 2018 it is now 2020.

[Chyvan]

Right, and I'd have expected you to be out of work in Nov, 2019 since this is seasonal, and I wouldn't think the season would run an extra two months, and if it did, then you should have the right number of weeks and money because of the extra work.