EDD Help for California

My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: California

I'm sorry if anybody has touched upon this already but I am in desperate need of some answers. I had a temp job a few weeks ago and had to wait until my check came from the employer to know what my hours, pay and payroll company address they used to fill out the necessary info on the unemployment form that comes with each check. I knew I was going to have earnings for that week, so I filled out the information that I knew and held onto the slip, waiting for the check. Unfortunately, my fiance thought I had filled everything in and mailed the slip with out any of the work into on it. Once I realized she did this, I went on EDD's website and contacted them under the EI "Contact Us" and selected "Updated Information -- Missing Wages from Claim." I gave them all the info and expected contact back telling me everything was all right. Here is the confusing response I received:

"Payment has been authorized for your week ending 03/13/10. Week ending 03/20/10 cannot be paid because you had excessive earnings for that week. You will be receiving the claim form for your 2 weeks ending 04/03/10. Since your regular claim is expiring on 04/03/10, you will need to file for a new claim effective 04/04/10. Your new claim will be a valid claim since you have the necessary wages in the base period. Since you will have a valid new claim, you will have to be on your new claim because a new claim always has priority over any extension."

Am I reading this right that my benefits are expiring? I only recently used up the full amount from the first time I filed and received a notice saying I was covered under the first extension. I've been receiving benefits for the past month and a half from that extension... I assumed I wouldn't have to file a new claim until I used up all my benefits through the extensions? Am I wrong? If this is the case, what do I have to do now? I had absolutely NO IDEA that my claim was ending. Do I have to wait to hear from EDD saying that my claim has ended? Can I refile now? Or am I just misunderstanding this and the "claim" is actually the form I fill out with each check? Please somebody make sense of this for me since I cant get ahold of a real person at EDD to help.

Thanks

JesseAdams805@aol.com

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Quoting tocfilmer

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Please somebody make sense of this for me since I cant get ahold of a real person at EDD to help.

Thanks

JesseAdams805@aol.com

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have you try the phone tricks like the others do.? works for me, or you meant "REAL PERSON" like someone in the supervisor level or up.?

How was it that you didn't know how much you were making? At least, they would have had to pay you minimum wage. You certainly knew how many hours you worked. :rolleyes:

Patty, I work production and was hired last minute for a week of reshoots on a movie. Wages are different movie to movie, we aren't paid like normal employees are (we get meal penalties and such every few hours). Sometimes they are higher or lower depending on the studio. Also, you start to lose track of how much you actually worked, in this case it was 74.2 hours in five days!

Perhaps someone can help me out. I filed a claim and recieved an award letter. I had a phone interview shortly there after and things got very strange. I recieved a letter from another department stating they needed proof I worked for my previous employer. I submitted a W-2 for 2009. Now this is where I need help. I met the eligibility requirements but now I am being denied benefits for the following reasons: "Reported wages in 093 is a settlement payment. No services performed per Section 601 CUIC. Wages not allowed per Section 926 CUIC".

I did recieve back pay for hours worked and state/fed taxes were taken out.

Any thoughts?

Thank you

Rich, you should have started your own thread instead of hijacking someone else's.

However, I will answer here because this is probably pretty easy. You did not EARN the wages in third quarter 2009; you were just PAID them in 2009. They were earned previously, most likely prior to the considered base period, based on when you filed your claim.