My unemployment insurance application is currently under investigation. The EDD office was having a difficult time verifying my last employer, even though I had submitted paystubs and timesheets. However, I did not have a W-2 or 1099. The EDD office then submitted my application to the Tax department for further investigation. I received a call from the Tax department asking me a bunch of questions about my previous employer, and he now wants me to submit an affidavit. I’m not sure what I should do. How will submitting an affidavit affect me? How will it affect my previous employer? I know for a fact she has employees that she pays under the table.
Just to clarify, she did not make it clear whether or not she was going to pay me under the table. In fact, she has never even mentioned it. I would constantly ask her other employee how she filed for taxes and she said she didn’t before she was put on payroll.
Please any comment is appreciated, especially if you are a lawyer or have had similar experiences. Thank you.

