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I was denied unemployment compensation by state of Pennsylvania because they believe I did not have enough wages earned
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In February 2014, my employer downsized and my position with the company was eliminated. The company paid me 22 weeks of severance pay plus all the vacation pay that I earned. After this pay came to an end, I then received unemployment compensation for the next 6 months. When that benefit claim ended in February of this year, I opened a new claim for benefits, I was denied due to section 4(w)(2) which says "claimant since the beginning of his preceding benefit year has worked in employment and earned wages in an amount equal to or in excess of six times his weekly benefit rate".
You should contact an attorney who handles Unemployment Compensation cases. Under the directory, you may find someone under employment and labor law. Good luck.
Christi Marie WallaceEmployment / Labor AttorneyPittsburgh, PA ·
Unemployment can be very confusing. You should really consult an attorney for this issue. What is happening is the State is saying you did not earn enough wages to qualify for benefits. When applying for unemployment, each person has to make a certain amount of wages in the previous year. In other words, the State will look at your base earning earnings to make sure you earned enough money to qualify for benefits. An individual’s base year earnings are the earnings made in the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters preceding the individual’s application date for UC Benefits. A year is broken down into 4 quarters for purposes of unemployment.
It seems that based on your severance you did not earn enough money in your base year to qualify for benefits. An attorney can definitely give you more insight into this. This information is very general and I need more specific details to determine if you are in fact financially ineligible.
