blackviolets
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? WA
Chain of events:
1) Husband was on 8 months of Workers Compensation (on the job injury)
2) Unemployment Hearing for mistakes in weekly filings earlier in the year; decision was against him -- 6 month suspension of benefits
3) Medically released for work, opened an UI claim in late January 07. First thing, he told the UI lady that he was under a 6 month suspension and would be returning to work soon but wanted his suspension clock to start now. UI person said it was in best interest to file "Temporary Total Disability" Claim and that would get the suspension clock started before he returned to work, so he followed her advise.
4) He just got a lay-off due to lack of work at the end of October. Our math says, worked for 9 months so he should be able to file for UI.
5) Opened his UI claim. We just received a letter saying he's being denied benefits. When he called, they said the "Temporary Total Disability" claim was the wrong type of claim to start the suspension clock, so it starts now.
Was the lady he talked to back at the beginning of the year wrong/poorly trained? Or is this something we can appeal? His UI claim has only 19 weeks of benefits, but a 6 month suspension -- is that going to mess him up as well?
Chain of events:
1) Husband was on 8 months of Workers Compensation (on the job injury)
2) Unemployment Hearing for mistakes in weekly filings earlier in the year; decision was against him -- 6 month suspension of benefits
3) Medically released for work, opened an UI claim in late January 07. First thing, he told the UI lady that he was under a 6 month suspension and would be returning to work soon but wanted his suspension clock to start now. UI person said it was in best interest to file "Temporary Total Disability" Claim and that would get the suspension clock started before he returned to work, so he followed her advise.
4) He just got a lay-off due to lack of work at the end of October. Our math says, worked for 9 months so he should be able to file for UI.
5) Opened his UI claim. We just received a letter saying he's being denied benefits. When he called, they said the "Temporary Total Disability" claim was the wrong type of claim to start the suspension clock, so it starts now.
Was the lady he talked to back at the beginning of the year wrong/poorly trained? Or is this something we can appeal? His UI claim has only 19 weeks of benefits, but a 6 month suspension -- is that going to mess him up as well?