What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
I was fired in July for suspicion of theft. I had a phone hearing with the state in September and was deemed eligible for benefits. Now the company is appealing that decision and I have a hearing date. When I received the initial letter in the mail, notifying me of the pending hearing, there was a line in the letter that said....
"If the Administrative Law Judge who presides over your employer's appeal hearing finds you are not eligible, your benefits will stop. You may be require to repay the Department benefits received after the date thus notice is issued."
The words "received after" are underlined in the actual letter too. I keep trying to get a definitive answer but does this indicate that benefits received BEFORE this date will not need to be repayed? I ask because my last check arrived dated 9/28 and the date on the letter is 9/29. As of 9/26 I declined further benefits because I got a new job. I'm waiting on a call from the EDD to let me know for sure. If they say I won't have to repay anything from before that, I am not even going to go to the hearing out of fear of giving information that would cause more problems. I'd rather let them say I am no longer eligible and move on and hope my current employer doesn't lay me off anytime soon
I was fired in July for suspicion of theft. I had a phone hearing with the state in September and was deemed eligible for benefits. Now the company is appealing that decision and I have a hearing date. When I received the initial letter in the mail, notifying me of the pending hearing, there was a line in the letter that said....
"If the Administrative Law Judge who presides over your employer's appeal hearing finds you are not eligible, your benefits will stop. You may be require to repay the Department benefits received after the date thus notice is issued."
The words "received after" are underlined in the actual letter too. I keep trying to get a definitive answer but does this indicate that benefits received BEFORE this date will not need to be repayed? I ask because my last check arrived dated 9/28 and the date on the letter is 9/29. As of 9/26 I declined further benefits because I got a new job. I'm waiting on a call from the EDD to let me know for sure. If they say I won't have to repay anything from before that, I am not even going to go to the hearing out of fear of giving information that would cause more problems. I'd rather let them say I am no longer eligible and move on and hope my current employer doesn't lay me off anytime soon