What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
I worked a seasonal job from 2006-2010 and would file for unemployment between seasons. I went back to work before all the extensions had been paid in 2009 (BYE 4-2009) I worked until 7-2010 and then filed for new benefits in 10-2011. I drew my original payments for approx 11 weeks, then I was switched back to the 2009 extension for several tier extensions. When that ran out, I was told that they would switch me back to the 2010 file. I moved out of the state in September 2011, but I filed a change of address. When the extension ran out,, I called the local (TN) unemployment office and she informed me that I had exhausted my benefits. I tried several times to contact state unemployment office, but could never get through. Anyway, I moved, thinking since I had changed my address, I would be contacted if anything was different. When I didn't receive my unemployment statement for taxes, I finally got through to them. Apparently, the 2010 application was considered inactive, and the 2009 info was all I could view on the website. When I changed my address online, it only was for the 2009, not the 2010, and there was nothing on there stating it wouldn't change anything else, I was told this today by the state office. They also told me that to see if I had any benefits remaining, they would have to do an audit, because they said I was not supposed to get the emergency tier benefits. The rep almost yelled at me, telling me it would take hours to audit it. I was so intimidated, I told her to forget it. When I said that, her attitude completely changed and a sweeter person you could not find. Wow, isn't that their job to see if they have done something wrong, or figured something wrong? Do I just chalk this up to someone not wanting to do their job? I guess my question is, when you have exhausted all tier benefits for a prior benefit year, are you entitled to start over on a more recent benefit year?
I worked a seasonal job from 2006-2010 and would file for unemployment between seasons. I went back to work before all the extensions had been paid in 2009 (BYE 4-2009) I worked until 7-2010 and then filed for new benefits in 10-2011. I drew my original payments for approx 11 weeks, then I was switched back to the 2009 extension for several tier extensions. When that ran out, I was told that they would switch me back to the 2010 file. I moved out of the state in September 2011, but I filed a change of address. When the extension ran out,, I called the local (TN) unemployment office and she informed me that I had exhausted my benefits. I tried several times to contact state unemployment office, but could never get through. Anyway, I moved, thinking since I had changed my address, I would be contacted if anything was different. When I didn't receive my unemployment statement for taxes, I finally got through to them. Apparently, the 2010 application was considered inactive, and the 2009 info was all I could view on the website. When I changed my address online, it only was for the 2009, not the 2010, and there was nothing on there stating it wouldn't change anything else, I was told this today by the state office. They also told me that to see if I had any benefits remaining, they would have to do an audit, because they said I was not supposed to get the emergency tier benefits. The rep almost yelled at me, telling me it would take hours to audit it. I was so intimidated, I told her to forget it. When I said that, her attitude completely changed and a sweeter person you could not find. Wow, isn't that their job to see if they have done something wrong, or figured something wrong? Do I just chalk this up to someone not wanting to do their job? I guess my question is, when you have exhausted all tier benefits for a prior benefit year, are you entitled to start over on a more recent benefit year?