Q: I work a fulltime job & a parttime job. Due to Covid-19, parttime job hours drastically reduced. Do I qualify for UI?
My full-time job hours were not affected. BUT I very much depend on my second part time job to make ends meet. My hours at my second part time job were reduced starting in March and are now down to zero. I live in California.
A:
IMO the short answer is yes. Normally, UI is paid to a person who is completely without employment. In your situation, your part time job was reduced but you are still employed at the full time job. This is not being unemployed.
Having said that, there is no harm in filing for UI benefits, SO LONG AS YOU DISCLOSE ALL EMPLOYMENT THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE. If you withhold information, and CUIAB spots this, they can disqualify you from receiving benefits for years into the future. (3 I think, it has been a while). This disqualification would remain permanently on your record and would probably subject you to heightened scrutiny for any application you made, ever.
THE OPINIONS STATED HEREIN ARE BASED ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE QUESTION,WITHOUT ANY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. DO NOT RELY ON FREE LEGAL ADVICE IN A PUBLIC FORUM, EVEN MINE. CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OF YOUR CHOOSING IN YOUR LOCAL AREA TO PROTECT YOUR IMPORTANT PERSONAL RIGHTS. THIS DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY/ CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US.
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IMO the short answer is NO. Normally, UI is paid to a person who is completely without employment. In your situation, your part time job was reduced but you are still employed at the full time job. This is not being unemployed.
Having said that, there is no harm in filing for UI benefits, SO LONG AS YOU DISCLOSE ALL EMPLOYMENT THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE. If you withhold information, and CUIAB spots this, they can disqualify you from receiving benefits for years into the future. (3 I think, it has been a while). This disqualification would remain permanently on your record and would probably subject you to heightened scrutiny for any application you made, ever.
THE OPINIONS STATED HEREIN ARE BASED ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE QUESTION,WITHOUT ANY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. ADDITIONAL FACTS COULD CHANGE THE ANALYSIS. CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OF YOUR CHOOSING IN YOUR LOCAL AREA TO PROTECT YOUR IMPORTANT PERSONAL RIGHTS. THIS DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY/ CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US.
A: I am very sorry to keep writing on this question but there was a typo in the first answer posted but Justia will not remove it after I notified them. The short answer is that you DO NOT QUALIFY for UI benefits because you are still employed. This is what the body of the answer explained but I wrote a typo on the first line and said "Yes" instead of "NO." I notified Justia about this typo (the response 'yes' does not go with the body of the answer which explains why you don't qualify) but Justia has not done anything about it and now there appear to be 2 contradictory answers. I am very sorry about the confusion, I do proofread the answer before hitting the "send" button but somehow I missed this.
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