

If you can't reach EDD, try this, or try to contact your state assemblyman to expedite claims or otherwise troubleshoot: (thanks to /u/1212Ladywitthafan)
WORK SEARCH ACTIVITY VERIFICATION
WORK SEARCH ACTIVITY HOW TO
How to backdate the effective day of your PUA claim.Reminder that work search activities must be done every week to remain eligible as per the California Work Search Requirements You must repay fraud overpayments and penalties.". Additionally, you can be disqualified for 5 to 23 weeks.

"With a fraud overpayment, you can receive a penalty equal to 30 percent of the overpayment amount. Question Topic: Made a Mistake on Continued Benefits Certification.Question Category: Certify for Continued Benefits.Fill out the form at Contact (at the end of the row of upper tabs):.

If you accidentally underreported, make sure to mention your mistake to avoid getting penalized: If you are still partially employed: when reporting number of hours worked, round down for the first 6 minutes otherwise, round up to the next hour. Even if your EDD money ends for your current situation, keep your debit card (or at least all of its information) because the same card data will be used for future funds if you end up returning to the EDD.Continue to maintain documentation of all your work search activities and to report any sources of income like in step 1. Every 2 weeks, you must certify to receive your benefits.You can transfer a max of $5k to your bank account every 7 days through BoA's website. You (should hypothetically) no longer have to depend on snail mail all future funds get electronically loaded to it every 2 weeks.(It has a Recurring Transfer feature available.) Do not ever use the card itself physically/offline, due to its highly insecure lack of a chip. Link your bank account, turn on email alerts for load notifications, and always immediately move any new $ from your EDD card to your bank account, due to massive fraud going on.Receive your EDD debit card in the mail and bookmark the Bank of America EDD Card page, which you will use for all money management.Once you are approved, wait for about a week.For sources of income, mention everything that you would put in your tax return (actual work income and the special income types listed in the application like severance, but not capital gains/interest). You must have continuous documentation of your work search, so perform at least one job search activity every week. (comments, suggestions, or complaints: snail mail only)Ī Step-By-Step Guide To Getting The Most Money Possible From Your Unemployment Benefits In California (213) 897-5267 (Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board) (408) 436-5600 (claim holding office yet another number to try) (833) 978-2511 (tier-1 only, probably can't resolve problems with your claim but can help with general issues and technical support such as getting online access or finding out your EDD Customer Account Number. (800) 300-5616 (get to claims for tier-2 workers add ,1,1,2,4 to the end of this number to automate waiting and dialing through their system to problems with existing claims thanks to /u/YaMochi) The only contact information anyone needs is in this sidebar tell them to check this sidebar. There are too many impostors/sharks here.

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