Has anyone gotten their unemployment sorted out?
I'm one of the many many people that lost their job due to the Corona virus and have been trying to sign up for unemployment. After being kicked out of the site and having to start over multiple times, I eventually got my info in, but there's still a message of:
Your identity has not been authenticated. Contact the Call Center at 1-800-297-0586 immediately and have your identification information readily available.
I've called this number hundreds of times over the past few days and have been greeted by 4 or 5 different messages that the line is busy (when it doesn't just hang up on me after a ring or two.) And I know, there's so many many people doing it right now, but I just really need some sort of hope that someone actually exists in that office and that it's actually possible to get through the process.
So has anyone actually done the whole thing?
Posted Mar 30, 2020, 6:51 PM UTC
It took me almost all of last week to finish it through the site, on and off when the site was working. I had my hours cut in half and then was furloughed a few days later. I had a similar issue when entering my SS number that it couldn’t be verified but was able to complete it. The site now says my application is pending and to check tomorrow for confirming payment.
My fiancé also got furloughed and is trying to call them because her employer is paying out her PTO until it’s exhausted. She’s trying to see if that will be an issue with filing because after that she’s not getting paid.
If she’s able to get ahold of someone I’ll let you know, so keep your hopes up! Like you said, we’re all in this together.
So, am I reading correctly that the site updated on its own for you? Because as far as I'm aware all of my info is in there. It would be nice to believe that even if I never get a hold of someone, eventually it would update.
Also, did you ever receive any automated e-mails about it?
Yeah, I went through and filed out the entire application and submitted. Now when I log in with my SS# and pin it takes me to the "Claimant Home" page where it says my claim status is "Active" and my monetary status is "Pending." I have to log back in tomorrow to request benefit payment for the week. How much? I don't know. I've never had to do this so it's all new to me.
And I didn't get an email with confirmation. I've just been logging in to check every other day or so. The site is definitely being hammered though.
same....technically I can request a payment, but since my amount alotted is zero and still pending, I dont wanna try and push it through
You have to claim any weeks after you have signed up, no matter if you got approve or not. If it tells you that you need to claim them and you haven’t worked even some of those days, do it, claim them! Not claiming them will make you receiving your benefits take longer.
Good luck! You can message me if you have any questions! I’ve gone through the process before. Not under these particular circumstances but still.
I’ve notice the website is built to be tricky in some ways which makes me angry but I mostly figured it all out.
Do you have any monetary amounts on there? Mine all day $0 and I’m starting to get nervous.
The monetary determination has to be made first, it sounds like it’s just processing. They’re taking their sweet ass time I suppose.
It’s still zero for me. I am hoping my status will change from pending and with an amount by tomorrow but it’s just a hope. We’ll see!
Once the monitory determination is made you will know how much. It will be the max (275) minus the “disregard” , and you get paid every two weeks... Just make sure to claim all the weeks!
Unfortunately I have no idea what may or may not be different when considering the extra $600 you’re supposed to get through the stimulus thing that passed. I have been trying to figure out if you’re supposed to fill out everything again on some “federal unemployment” site or what... If I find out, I will report what I figured to this thread.
Good luck !
Just to give you a heads up if you haven't reached it already; you will reach a point in the process where it asks you about PTO/vacation being paid after you've been laid off. With it several more (nail-biting in anticipation of getting booted off again) prompts to fill out involving it.
Did your fiancé get any info regarding the pto?, Im kind on the same boat...
Sorry for the late reply, she still hasn't heard back from the email she sent the unemployment office. She did figure out how much PTO she would need to use at work to keep her benefits while getting under the $275 limit that's in place for now. When she does get some kind of confirmation from the unemployment office I'll be sure to let you know.
I think you meant fiancée. Small thing but always throws me off when I read it.