What is the name of your state? Ohio
I am a part-time or intermittent Federal employee and have been so for the last 10 years or so. I am located in Ohio and all work is done in Ohio. I have worked every quarter for the past 10 years, and almost every week (maybe 2 or 3 missed weeks for all of 2019). When the virus pandemic occurred the program was suspended indefinitely and I was furloughed.
On March 17, I applied for Ohio unemployment, with the following result:
"The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has DISALLOWED the claimant's application for unemployment compensation benefits dated 03/17/2020. The claimant did not have at least twenty qualifying weeks of employment that was subject to an unemployment compensation law or did not earn an average weekly wage of at least $269 before taxes during the base period 01/01/2019 to 12/31/2020, as required by Section 4141.01(R)(1) of the Ohio Revised Code.This decision is related to qualification for regular UC benefits."
There is no question that I was furloughed. Ohio may have to do a bit of extra work to get my pay records, but they were provided with an SF-8 form to move this process along. I have also provided them with all pay vouchers, W-2, etc. for 2019. The 'base period' of 1/1/2019 through 12/31/2019 is okay. The issue seems to be how they are calculating average weekly wages, to determine monetary eligibility.
My position was simple: for the 20-week continuous period, starting with Pay Date 8/15/2019 continuing through Pay Date 12/19/2019 I had gross pay before taxes of $5,400, which works out to an average weekly wage of $270 for the 20-week period. I can easily support this. FWIW, I also have 20 individual weeks in 2019 in which earnings were greater than $269.00, but I did not think this was the standard.
I think ODJFS simply used annual wages, divided the amount by 52 and said "Monetarily Ineligible" or something similar. Or, is there some other standard I must meet, in addition to the "twenty qualifying weeks of employment"? If there is an unemployment computation guru in this forum, please help!
Thanks.
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If it matters in the calculation, gross wages before taxes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters, 2019 are as follows: $2866, $2004, $2564 and $3834. Total gross for 2019: $11,268. First quarter 2020 was never completed, but if complete it would probably be about the same as first quarter 2019.
I am a part-time or intermittent Federal employee and have been so for the last 10 years or so. I am located in Ohio and all work is done in Ohio. I have worked every quarter for the past 10 years, and almost every week (maybe 2 or 3 missed weeks for all of 2019). When the virus pandemic occurred the program was suspended indefinitely and I was furloughed.
On March 17, I applied for Ohio unemployment, with the following result:
"The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has DISALLOWED the claimant's application for unemployment compensation benefits dated 03/17/2020. The claimant did not have at least twenty qualifying weeks of employment that was subject to an unemployment compensation law or did not earn an average weekly wage of at least $269 before taxes during the base period 01/01/2019 to 12/31/2020, as required by Section 4141.01(R)(1) of the Ohio Revised Code.This decision is related to qualification for regular UC benefits."
There is no question that I was furloughed. Ohio may have to do a bit of extra work to get my pay records, but they were provided with an SF-8 form to move this process along. I have also provided them with all pay vouchers, W-2, etc. for 2019. The 'base period' of 1/1/2019 through 12/31/2019 is okay. The issue seems to be how they are calculating average weekly wages, to determine monetary eligibility.
My position was simple: for the 20-week continuous period, starting with Pay Date 8/15/2019 continuing through Pay Date 12/19/2019 I had gross pay before taxes of $5,400, which works out to an average weekly wage of $270 for the 20-week period. I can easily support this. FWIW, I also have 20 individual weeks in 2019 in which earnings were greater than $269.00, but I did not think this was the standard.
I think ODJFS simply used annual wages, divided the amount by 52 and said "Monetarily Ineligible" or something similar. Or, is there some other standard I must meet, in addition to the "twenty qualifying weeks of employment"? If there is an unemployment computation guru in this forum, please help!
Thanks.
------- addendum ------
If it matters in the calculation, gross wages before taxes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters, 2019 are as follows: $2866, $2004, $2564 and $3834. Total gross for 2019: $11,268. First quarter 2020 was never completed, but if complete it would probably be about the same as first quarter 2019.
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