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You are eligible for the $600 weekly FPUC payment if you are on any sort of unemployment, including PUA and partial unemployment. This is available for claims dated 3/28/20-7/31/20. The federal supplement does not affect eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP. It does affect SNAP and TANF.

If you filed for UI more than a week after your layoff date, you are eligible for backpay.

The obligatory waiting week has been waived, so your claim will process with a date a week earlier than what you apply for, to account for the waiting week waiver.

NY
There is a streamlined application process so that all applicants complete the same form, regardless of which program they'll eventually be eligible for.
PUA:
Unemployment for the self-employed. Acceptable proof of income includes prior year tax returns, 1099, P&L, bank statements and more. You will most likely be approved for standard UI even if you're an independent contractor, if you had W2 employment within the last 18 months.
If you are assigned the minimum rate of $182 when it should be higher based on your income, complete this form, fax it in, then send it again via the message center (Subject1: "Benefit Rate and Monetary Determination" Subject2: "Some of my wages are missing or incorrect") so that they definitely got it. Your rate should be adjusted in less than a week. You are also entitled to get your updated rate on all prior weeks.
You are also eligible for PUA if you landed a job but where unable to start due to the pandemic. You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.
PUA is available for a total of 46 weeks from 02/02/20-12/31/20.
Partial UI:
You can apply for partial UI if you're working 3 days or less, and earning $504/weekly or less. The DOL deducts 25% of your base rate for every day that you work. (You receive 100% of your rate if you don't work at all, 75% if you work 1 day, 50% if you work 2 days, and 25% if you work 3 days).
PEUC:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 13 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks. This benefit is available through 12/31/20.
Extended Benefits:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 20 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks and your PEUC weeks. This makes for a total of 59 weeks that you can possible receive unemployment benefits. This benefit is available as long as the state's unemployment rate is high.
Requesting Backpay:
The NY DOL is using Docusign to allow claimants to file backpay. You should receive an email from the DOL with instructions. The email subject is "Action Required - NYS DOL Certification for Back Week Payments". This might end up in your spam folder, so be sure to check that as well.
If you don't receive this email or you don't want to wait, call the NY DOL and speak to an agent to certify for backpay over the phone.
It takes a little less than a week from when you complete backdated certifications until your claims are processed and funds are released.
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NJ
Apply here.
PUA:
Unemployment for the self-employed. Acceptable proof of income includes prior year tax returns, 1099, P&L, bank statements and more. You will most likely be approved for standard UI even if you're an independent contractor, if you had W2 employment within the last 18 months.
At this point it looks like claimants are still being given $231- the minimum PUA rate- regardless of prior income.
You are also eligible for PUA if you landed a job but where unable to start due to the pandemic. You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.
PUA is available for a total of 46 weeks from 02/02/20-12/31/20.
Partial UI:
You can apply for partial UI if your hours have been reduced by 20% or more. You'll be allowed to earn an additional 20% above your rate determination. Your earnings will then be deducted from your rate, and you'll receive the balance as your UI payment.
PEUC:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 13 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks. This benefit is available through 12/31/20.
Extended Benefits:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 20 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks and your PEUC weeks. This makes for a total of 59 weeks that you can possible receive unemployment benefits. This benefit is available as long as the state's unemployment rate is high.
Requesting Backpay:
You can request backpay if you are lucky enough to get through to an agent.

Here is a guide for NJ residents from the LRRC.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #280 on: April 28, 2020, 10:09:37 PM »
Wow! Did you backdate? Was that a while ago before they got swamped?
Did not backdate. Applied a week before pesach. Money comes in every week BH

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« Reply #281 on: April 28, 2020, 10:10:31 PM »
Did not backdate. Applied a week before pesach. Money comes in every week BH
Good for you!
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #282 on: April 28, 2020, 10:14:02 PM »
Did not backdate. Applied a week before pesach. Money comes in every week BH
Lucky you.
My guess is you are not self-employed.

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« Reply #283 on: April 28, 2020, 10:14:45 PM »
Lucky you.
My guess is you are not self-employed.
BH not. Yes, I thank Hashem every day for the money. Dont know how I would survive otherwise.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #284 on: April 28, 2020, 10:15:00 PM »
Help me get this straight -
PUA is 2/3 of earnings and FPUC is $600 weekly on top of that?
The % of wages for PUA depends on the state. From what I've seen it's calculated the same as standard Unemployment. Also has same maximum but different minimum.

Correct re FPUC.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #285 on: April 28, 2020, 10:15:56 PM »
Tried the message center?
Just had several people who finally started seeing some payments after going that route (non PUA though)
Thank you.
Just tried.
Hopefully, it'll work out.

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« Reply #286 on: April 28, 2020, 10:16:40 PM »
The % of wages for PUA depends on the state. From what I've seen it's calculated the same as standard Unemployment. Also has same maximum but different minimum.

Correct re FPUC.
Thanks.
I believe in NJ it's 2/3 of earnings.

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« Reply #287 on: April 28, 2020, 10:25:35 PM »
Thanks.
I believe in NJ it's 2/3 of earnings.
Up to a maximum
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« Reply #288 on: April 28, 2020, 11:00:47 PM »
Anyone know if someone who was paid via parsonage, and then laid off, is eligible for UI (or PUA)?
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #289 on: April 28, 2020, 11:02:05 PM »
In a way I am feeling bad for keeping all of my employees on.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #291 on: April 29, 2020, 12:02:38 AM »
Thanks.
I believe in NJ it's 2/3 of earnings.
60% up to $713

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« Reply #292 on: April 29, 2020, 12:04:16 AM »
Anyone tried to transition from full unemployment to partial unemployment in NJ? Did you keep getting the funds without a problem?

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« Reply #293 on: April 29, 2020, 12:05:03 AM »
Anyone tried to transition from full unemployment to partial unemployment in NJ? Did you keep getting the funds without a problem?
I did. Got the money easily. (NY)

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« Reply #294 on: April 29, 2020, 12:08:37 AM »
Anyone tried to transition from full unemployment to partial unemployment in NJ? Did you keep getting the funds without a problem?
No issues in NJ.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #295 on: April 29, 2020, 12:16:27 AM »
Anyone know if someone who was paid via parsonage, and then laid off, is eligible for UI (or PUA)?

Anyone with any info on this?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #296 on: April 29, 2020, 12:45:29 AM »
Anyone know if someone who was paid via parsonage, and then laid off, is eligible for UI (or PUA)?
A) law will vary from state to state
B) is the parsonage income declared anywhere?
C) was there additional income? If not did you lose parsonage and are claiming unemployment because of that?

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« Reply #297 on: April 29, 2020, 12:47:18 AM »
A) law will vary from state to state
B) is the parsonage income declared anywhere?
NY
AFAF so I will find out

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« Reply #298 on: April 29, 2020, 09:01:57 AM »
B) is the parsonage income declared anywhere?
It was on a W2 (with no taxes taken off)

C) will find out
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #299 on: April 29, 2020, 10:30:01 AM »
DW applied in NJ last week (regular UI) and recertified yesterday. Just got an email today that money is being sent to my bank.