[ Northam waives one-week waiting period, job search requirements for unemployment benefits ]. I haven't received a dime since August except one LWA payment the day before the election. And we cannot get a hold of any to figure out what in the world is going on. Also covers part-time, self-employed, gig economy workers. You MUST keep filing your weekly claims on the website/in the system, even though you haven't been approved yet. RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - More than 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week with nearly 115,000 applicants from Virginia. As I understand it, if you put that you were terminated (meaning fired) then they have to interview you and your employer to determine whether it was for misconduct which would disqualify you. Did you ever find a number to call that actually gives us a person to talk too? My thoughts on this matter is that I am going through the same thing. Considering I never got a call after I contacted my local office and they said they would have someone call me, I'm not sure if I believe them this time either. Similar thing happened to me in May. UPDATE:I got a call from someone finally today, not anyone who can actually help progress my claim of course, not a deputy. “It asks for proof.". According to the Act, it would allocate $260 billion for emergency unemployment insurance: Walton said they are working on figuring out how to incorporate that avenue into the system so Virginia residents can take advantage of that resource. I have not received anything from a deputy. “For instance, if my weekly benefit amount through the VEC is $300, and my reduced hours from my employer are such that I’m earning over $300, there would be no net benefit in unemployment insurance,” Walton explained. She filed her application on March 24. “Take for instance a contractor, self-employed,” Walton said. Richmond Public Schools is strongly considering enacting year-round schooling. If you haven't yet filed for unemployment, Walton urges residents to do it now and remember you have to re-file each week. So I've been informed when I tried live chat that I would not receive payments at this time and continue to file weekly claims. The operation to administer 12,000 vaccines in just nine days is set to begin at the Richmond Raceway this week. The problem she’s faced though, like several other people who contacted 12 On Your Side, is a question about weekly job searches. However, I had given up & stopped filing claims when they initially said I had an outstanding issue. A spokesperson for the Virginia Employment Commission told 8News that 75 percent of claims have been paid. “Our voice response system,” Walton said. Caring for a child whose school or day care was closed. If you notify us by letter, include your Social Security number. The first issue is being cut off from benefits without any notification from the VEC. You will be asked for your Social Security number and the first 4-digits of your PIN. There is another way you can file your weekly claim. Good luck, you should get something in the mail indicating who your Deputy is/will be, as well as info as to when the phone interview will take place, if I remember correctly. However, until that's allowed, Delgiudice has to file a weekly claim for unemployment benefits. On www.vawc.virginia.gov website where you sign in to access all your online services (not www.vec.virginia.gov) there is a live chat floating icon in the bottom-right corner. [ Highlights of Trump-signed $2.2T economic relief package ]. “Regardless of how they answer that, we are not going to place any issue on the claim,” he added. “Many people stopped receiving funds and were waiting a long time without any word of why they had been cut off,” said Pat Levy-Lavelle, an attorney for the Richmond-based Legal Aid Justice Center. If you refuse a job, or Workforce Center referral to a potential job, you must report the refusal on your weekly request for payment of benefits. “Record numbers of people are getting through and being processed,” he said. To file your weekly claims by phone you can call 1 (800) 897-5630. Any time an issue is raised with a claim, for example, an employer said the claimant was fired for cause or voluntarily left their job, the VEC has to investigate. It would be more like purposeful actions I guess? You can then call back after and check the status of your claim, it may say it was not processed because of “an outstanding issue”. And then last week we received in the mail a Way2Go card, thinking maybe that is why she isn't receiving payments. Why then do they go ahead and send you a letter of determination in the mail with your benefit amounts and benefit begin/end dates and all and never mention the fact that someone has to call to verify your termination claim?? Weekly benefit increase of $600 for four months. Im in the same boat. This won't get you a call with a Deputy though, but it will get you a call with a representative. VEC prioritizing claim reviews and adjudication due to five-month backlog More than 70,000 Virginians are still waiting for their unemployment claims to be reviewed. “Regardless of how they answer that, we are not going to place any issue on the claim,” he added. That number changes, but it could be anywhere from 80,000 to 90,000 claims. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Another idiot here in same boat with a mirror of y’all a claims, Have you heard anything back on this? The VRS is an automated system that asks questions and allows you to enter the responses to the questions. VEC says it’s now sending automated texts to let people know their claims have been received, an effort to both increase communication and reduce the number of … Just found out I finally got approved and received payment for all weeks claimed (back to May 17), money deposited on the 23rd of Sept. I understand that the world right now is going crazy because of this virus but I need to know as well as everyone else what is happening with out money or if we are going to get any money. About a third of the 280,000 claims awaiting payment have an issue that requires some sort of follow-up. You will be contacted in the near future by a VEC staff person to address the issue. So wait, they have to interview millions of people and their former employers (assuming they are still open) to make 100% sure that they got laid off and not fired?? Karina Bolster is a multi-media journalist for NBC12 News. Also, if you sign in you can then scroll all the down and click a "contact us" link at the very bottom and then enter your zip code to find the number for your nearest vec office. All rights reserved. Someone there should offer to set up a call back within a few days. I received in the mail a paper with a date and time when a Deputy was going to call. Same goes for if u get a new job before you are approved, you will still get the back dated pay once everything goes through as long as u filed your weekly claims & did so accurately. I was also informed by the rep that she's known it to take 8-10 weeks for this process. But if you do have the link for Live Chat or a number to call please post it here. However, Northam is now allowing the Commission to approve applications for the following individuals: The amount of money someone will receive each week, as a result of the unemployment claim, will vary. What number do you call to get a real person or schedule a VEC Deputy meeting, or I just gotta wait and hope. Definitely make sure to keep filling reach week. [ CORONAVIRUS Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes ]. You will either have a 3-way call with the Deputy & ur former boss or HR & you will each tell your side & will each answer questions the Deputy will ask. The VA Unemployment Compensation Act does not allow claimants who are receiving unemployment benefits to refuse jobs without good reason. Your initial claim determines if you are eligible for benefits. Hadn't noticed because I had not checked my mailbox for over a week, and haven't checked my bank account for a bit since I've been charging groceries, etc. Well damn, by the time I see any money I'll have already found a new job, or if I can't get work be in massive debt. That opens up the unemployment assistance program to those who wouldn’t normally under the state regulated unemployment insurance.”. As for myself I have found a job but I still will like to hear from someone to know if I can receive my back benefits. Other VRS Options. on my credit card. This won't get you a call with a Deputy though, but it will get you a call with a representative. If I hadn't asked through chat I would have never known what was going on! We activated the card right when we got it and filed for last week. The VEC website says the online claims filing system is operational, even though it was not sending confirmation numbers to claimants. You will have the opportunity to explain everything in full. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia congressman is raising an alarm about the state's delays in delivering unemployment benefits, saying he's … They are on a 30-60 day back up at and the VEC/PUA/PEUA/local offices will not have any info for you so you can call but it won’t help. Extra 13 weeks of coverage for people who have exhausted existing benefits. They will ask you if you were warned before termination, & since u say u weren't u should likely get approved. VEC … You may also obtain specific information about your claim account, the details about an appeal to which you are a party, and the location of VEC Workforce Center. VEC Unemployment Insurance Director William Walton said last week that the agency is trying to add an automated robocall system to let filers know their unemployment claims … Besides the freaking governor I have called and emailed EVERYONE. A: Notify the VEC Customer Contact Center immediately by telephone. You also may notify us by letter. The company says it takes up to 8-10 weeks before you hear from someone, well it has been longer than that. The VRS is used to file your weekly claims. The program is typically limited to workers who were laid off or had their hours significantly reduced, which is still the case. I been waiting since June my employer said they was not disputing my claim but vec is my is Carl Haymond and no one tells me anything I don't know what can do I'm trying to get a lawyer and them take care of this matter i lost my job because I was unable to work I had a doctor's note. See question two of this document for more information on partial unemployment benefits. File this claim online or by phone between the hours of 8:15am and 4:30pm, Monday - Friday (Closed state holidays) 1-866-832-2363. Poor performance reviews, customer complaints, etc. Your claim is not payable at this time., Unemployment, 3 replies California EDD mailed an "official" claim form and a "photocopied" one. People who are quarantined, either on their own initiative or at the direction of a medical official. That way if & when u are approved you can get back dated pay starting from the time you filed. If you are working part-time or earning reduced income, it is also possible that your weekly earnings have exceeded your maximum weekly benefit amount during certain weeks, making you ineligible for benefits. There could also be an issue with your claim. Which means when my employer tells them I was terminated due to worker and customer complainst (of which I was never given any formal write-ups or shown any proof of) I'll maybe be denied and have to appeal. Outstanding Claim Issues. I just don't understand that if it is getting held up because of an appeal or because of her Employer why in the world haven't we received in the mail a date and time when they was going to call. File your Initial claim online. Or go to the VAWC website and use the live chat. Delgiudice has been out of work since March 20. I'm already short on this months rent and next month is coming up. If your monetary determination shows the pay period as starting the date you were terminated then you should be able to get paid starting from that week on. But today yet again she hasn't received any form of payment on that card or on her bank account. Cookies help us deliver our Services. That still would be true here, but when we make that analysis that he does not qualify for the regular unemployment insurance program the CARES Act does provide for pandemic unemployment assistance. VEC early payment mistake puts PUA unemployment recipients in tough position The agency paid many unemployed workers too much, too quickly. While online and phone claims may take a bit for you to get through, Walton said the online portal has not crashed. Or where on the Unemployment website is the option for Live Chat? So basically the letter of monetary determination does not mean you have been approved. "It still asks you in the questions whether you've been doing an active job search and have you posted your resume,” she said. Crazy. “It is a capacity issue we’re dealing with but we are still up and running.”. She’s a hairdresser, a position that currently falls under the non-essential business category. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. In some cases, she learned that they had answered "No" to the question of whether they were actively searching for a job, causing the unemployment insurance (UI) claim to be … VEC paid out more that $100 million in unemployment claims … Thank you. “If they access their weekly claim through that avenue, that question is not asked at this point.”. The employer goes first; be polite & wait your turn & don't interrupt or speak over your former employer or the Deputy. April 2, 2020 at 5:48 PM EDT - Updated April 2 at 7:06 PM, Northam waives one-week waiting period, job search requirements for unemployment benefits, Thousands of Virginians file for unemployment, CORONAVIRUS Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes, Highlights of Trump-signed $2.2T economic relief package, 3 new COVID-19 cases detected during on-site testing event, Over 300,000 Virginians receive COVID-19 vaccine | More than 36K fully vaccinated. About 58,000 claims currently waiting to be evaluated by the VEC due to job “separation issues” will be processed by that date. Good luck & I hope it works out for you. Indication that your unemployment or separation may not be a result of a disaster. New job doesn't start for a couple weeks. AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO FILE YOUR WEEKLY CLAIMS, ON TIME. I learned this after I made over 700 calls and only got through twice. Or go to the VAWC website and use the live chat. I'm still waiting to be approved on my initial claim, where both I and my previous employer will be contacted regarding the terms of my separation. When calling the weekly certification line and checking on my claim status, I am told there is an 'Outstanding Issue' on my claim. After you make this one-time claim, you must move on to Step 2: Register For Work. With President Donald Trump’s signature on the CARES Act to help struggling Americans, people who currently aren’t able to receive unemployment benefits may be able to in the future. [ Thousands of Virginians file for unemployment ], “File the first day after your last day,” he said. Copyright 2020 WWBT. Caring for a family member who is ill or under quarantine. It will happen, it just may take more time than usual due to workload. My mother has been going through the same thing and we are all getting so frustrated. GREAT. 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