At this point, their dispute is that I signed the Pay in Lieu form, therefore I should not have been given unemployment for the month of December. It is my understanding that they do not have any further disputes against me.
I am more than willing to repay the money that was sent to me in December, I just really hope that I will continue to get benefits after this ill-fated mistake on my part. The unfortunate part is, if I had gone with my instinct to file in Jan when I was officially no longer an employee, this could have all been avoided but on the advice of multiple friends who had gone through the EDD process, I did it and now I'm in this awful predicament. I hope I can catch a break.
Thank you for your help, John.

