What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
Hey, I was hoping you all could help me with a question about unemployment overpayment. I was actually collecting unemployment two years ago, and just got a letter about this now. I am kind of freaking out because I only was given 7 days to respond, and I didn't, because I only check my PO box a couple of times a month, and had no idea the letter was waiting for me.
Anyway, the letter said that I may have been improperly collecting benefits for about 4 weeks at the beginning of my unemployment. The amount in question is $1100.
Here is what happened: I was working two jobs in early 2012, a call center job and as an adjunct instructor at a local community college. At about the same time, I was laid off from the first job and was told classes would not be available for me in the fall. The discrepancy relates to the teaching job. I finished up my semester in early May and turned my grades in. However, I received my last monthly payment from the school at the end of May. So it was not clear to me if I was unemployed when I stopped working, or when I stopped getting paid. I was working with an associate in the state's department of labor, and I specifically asked him when I could file, because I was nervous about doing it wrong. I still have a copy of the email I sent to him, asking this question. I wish I had a copy of him telling me that I could go ahead and file, but unfortunately his email response was "give me a call and we can talk about it". But he did tell me it would not be a problem and that I was unemployed as of the moment I was no longer working.
So my questions are: 1) Is it true that I was unemployed as of the day I was no longer doing work for the school? 2) Whether the answer is yes or no, do you think I have a chance of getting the amount waived, since I made a good faith effort to do the right thing? 3) Do you think there is any chance I could be prosecuted criminally. I realize this may seem like a silly question, and everything I have seen online seems to suggest Tennessee mostly just wants to get money back from "offenders", but the language in the letter was pretty stern, and I am upset with myself for not checking my PO box more frequently.
Any light you all could shed would be very much appreciated. It's driving me crazy that I can't talk to anyone from the state until Monday.
Hey, I was hoping you all could help me with a question about unemployment overpayment. I was actually collecting unemployment two years ago, and just got a letter about this now. I am kind of freaking out because I only was given 7 days to respond, and I didn't, because I only check my PO box a couple of times a month, and had no idea the letter was waiting for me.
Anyway, the letter said that I may have been improperly collecting benefits for about 4 weeks at the beginning of my unemployment. The amount in question is $1100.
Here is what happened: I was working two jobs in early 2012, a call center job and as an adjunct instructor at a local community college. At about the same time, I was laid off from the first job and was told classes would not be available for me in the fall. The discrepancy relates to the teaching job. I finished up my semester in early May and turned my grades in. However, I received my last monthly payment from the school at the end of May. So it was not clear to me if I was unemployed when I stopped working, or when I stopped getting paid. I was working with an associate in the state's department of labor, and I specifically asked him when I could file, because I was nervous about doing it wrong. I still have a copy of the email I sent to him, asking this question. I wish I had a copy of him telling me that I could go ahead and file, but unfortunately his email response was "give me a call and we can talk about it". But he did tell me it would not be a problem and that I was unemployed as of the moment I was no longer working.
So my questions are: 1) Is it true that I was unemployed as of the day I was no longer doing work for the school? 2) Whether the answer is yes or no, do you think I have a chance of getting the amount waived, since I made a good faith effort to do the right thing? 3) Do you think there is any chance I could be prosecuted criminally. I realize this may seem like a silly question, and everything I have seen online seems to suggest Tennessee mostly just wants to get money back from "offenders", but the language in the letter was pretty stern, and I am upset with myself for not checking my PO box more frequently.
Any light you all could shed would be very much appreciated. It's driving me crazy that I can't talk to anyone from the state until Monday.