My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: Georgia
I was just laid off after 2 years with a company, and have been approved for the full benefits GA offers. This however is not enough to pay bills and live while looking for work, so my the old company I did freelance editing work for is letting me pick up a few jobs as I need the extra money to eat on. It takes 2 days to edit a project, so this work can be done on the weekend, while still actively looking full time for work. If she is giving me a 10-99, I know that I must claim the days that I work for her, even though I may not get paid that week, but a few questions I have are, if I am not getting paid for 3 weeks out of the month, edit a project to make ends meet, and do not claim the 4th week, will I have to restart my benefits the next month since it is considered self employment?
Is there a certain amount that I make that begins to negatively effect my benefits? If so, is there a way for her to pay for the work in one large lump sum, as opposed to smaller weekly/biweekly checks?
And if this happens more than a few months back to back while still looking for work, will they see the larger sum on my 10-99 and penalize me for claiming fraudulent benefits, even though I would report the weeks I did work?
I just want to remain FULLY above the law, and be able to eat and pay my bills, while still receiving the benefits I have worked for and paid into...

