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When do I find out if I’m approved?

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Paul D. September 9, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Where I live (PA) you just call every Sunday and you get your payment directly in your bank account on Wednesdays.

PA = doesn’t mail checks.

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Allen September 9, 2009 at 5:00 pm
You should get some type of letter within a few days of applying. They’ll either let you know your approved and you can start filing, or let you know you were denied and for what reasons.

Allen

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Sandra Gonzales September 9, 2009 at 9:45 pm
When I filed for unemployment I received a letter stating I was approved 3 days later. I had a week without a check and then it kicked in.

Good luck

Sandra

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grace September 11, 2009 at 8:08 am
I aplyed online 3 days ago and stil dont have an answer,I was working at vons for many years, they demoted me and from 17 dls i used to earn they stared to pay me 7.25 and basicly push me to the edge with tons of work and calling me slow, this was at the new dept that I was not familiar with, after so much stress they forced me to quit, is this going to prevent me from qualifing for the benefit of unemployment? thanks

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Hallie September 14, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I recieved two letters on the same day. One stated I was denied, the other accepted. So what does that mean?

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BARBARA LEWIS September 16, 2009 at 7:41 am
When do i get my check?

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milton auden September 16, 2009 at 4:22 pm
i would like to know if i am aprove for unployement benefits

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mary, boston,ma September 27, 2009 at 1:03 pm
i am still waiting on a check, i had applied 5 weeks ago and have yet gotten an answer. i have tried callig numerous x’s and have been on hold over an hour each time just to get another press here do this answer this, no human to talk to…..what up???? need my $$$$

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sgg September 30, 2009 at 9:34 am

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Cynthia October 2, 2009 at 4:41 pm
I received my debit card 30 days ago but there are no funds on the card. The number on the Eppicard is just an automated recording. Where is my unemployment funds?

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carolina October 3, 2009 at 7:32 am
I APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. DESPERATELY WAITING FOR MY CHECK, i DONT HAVE A DOLLAR IN MY POCKET. WHERE ‘S IS MY CHECK?? THE REP SAID I WAS GOING TO GET IT BY FRIDAY……….

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Lucy G October 8, 2009 at 8:48 am
I haven’t found no job yet and they only given me 117.00 to support me and my baby what I’m I supposed to do with rent is due I can’t make it off that. What now?

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shayla mcpherson October 13, 2009 at 12:31 pm
i want to find oyt if im approved

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Anonymous October 23, 2009 at 10:16 am

i got fired for supposedly lying on an investigation, negative i know i did not lie. what to do? will i be approved for unemployment?

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Amanda Whitfield October 26, 2009 at 10:29 am

ok i filled my clam last friday 10/16/09 amd still nothing i just need to know what is going on I have 2 baby’s to feed and I need to get some kind of money what do I do?
Amanda Whitfield

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Andrew November 2, 2009 at 8:04 am

Where I live (PA) I applied for UC in july… then around the middle of sept i received a letter saying i was approved aug 2 to start filing so i got online and it let me file all the way up till current i just had to keep reloading the page 2 weeks at a time. it is now nov 1 and still havent received a dime. i have damn near lost all respect for the govt for crap like this but nothing you can do but wait and search. i asked them what happens if i find a job in the mean time and they said if it needs paid eventually it will catch up even if i become employed again. so i just keep hunting. bills and interest rates keep going up but just keep looking eventually youll either lose it all or pay it all back with bills anyway.

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Anonymous November 5, 2009 at 10:15 am

Melisha Harris

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Geoffrey Bellows November 12, 2009 at 12:07 pm

i apply on line and havent heard any thing,

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cristina piro November 17, 2009 at 6:01 pm

i put in a claim and was contacted today n was told told to thaT NID HAVE MONY ON MY CARD IF I LOOK ON MY CARD I MIGHT HAVE MONEYwell i hjavent been conacted or given a card yet

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cristina piro November 17, 2009 at 6:02 pm

need a card to know if i was giveing any money

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Nokie November 17, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I filed for unemployment 2 days ago and i am concerned weather i am approved or not, i filed online and i wonder am i going to recieve a letter in the mail or will i get a reply on my email address?

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VANZELLA AUSTIN November 18, 2009 at 11:41 am
I APPLIED ON LINE, HOW DO I KNOW WHEN I AM APPROVED ?

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Robert Terrones Jr November 20, 2009 at 10:14 am
I applied for unemployment 11 days ago, How or when do I find out if I have been approved. How do I contact someone. Or Where do I go to get this information?

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what about Extention filing..I mailed my app. In week ago...NOTHING BACK YET..sayn y or n?? December 4, 2009 at 11:45 pm

kandi

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walter December 5, 2009 at 1:35 pm
i filed almost 3 weeks ago and still have heard nothing tryed to cal cant get anyone wath should i do now to find out if i got it

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Otis Prugel December 19, 2009 at 5:07 pm

I still don’t have any results

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kim irvin January 2, 2010 at 2:02 pm

is ur financial letter your approval letter? does anyone know

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david werner January 3, 2010 at 5:50 pm

I recived a letter saying i was elgible now when will i get another letter or when will i know if i am getting a check.

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Charles Miller January 6, 2010 at 4:44 pm
WE NEED TO RALLY OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. I APPLIED BACK IN 11/2009 AND STILL HAVE NOT RECVD ANYTHING. NOW IT’S 1/06/2009 AND MY HOUSE PAYMENT IS DUE (WASN’T PAID LAST MONTH) AND WE WILL BE HOMELESS SOON IF NO ONE IS THERE TO ANSWER THE PHONES WE CALL DAILY AND WAIT OVER TWO HOURS ONLY TO GET HUNG UP ON!! IT’S A JOKE, AND IT’S SAD.

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Alice Ayers January 11, 2010 at 3:33 pm

I have Filed for unemployment more than six weeks ago and still i haven’t
herd anything back. what is the deal.

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antonio harris January 19, 2010 at 9:33 am
I filed for unemployment and I got a letter saying how much I’ll get but still have not got a debit card yet so did my job approved me or what.

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antonio harris January 19, 2010 at 9:36 am

I got a letter saying how much I was going 2 get but still haven’t got no card yet

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crb February 7, 2010 at 9:46 am

i filed dec. 30 2009 and have been filling every week and have not heard any thing and not recived anything letter or money the phone line is always busy i have waited on hold for 1hour and then was disconnected what are you suppost to do

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Martha February 22, 2010 at 3:00 pm

I applied over 2 wks ago, havnt heard anything yet. Hello

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Joe February 24, 2010 at 12:28 pm

I filed over 3 weeks ago . havn’t heard a thing yet , what’s going on ?

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jessie March 3, 2010 at 4:34 am

well i applied for unemployment, got a letter stating what i made and how much i’ll get weekly, when i called they said i was still not approved, then they called the employer and they called me to get my version…they are now deciding…..thats why employers can do what ever they want, cause they say even whats not true just for them not to pay unemployment…i got sick, took meds that will knock me out, and got fired. the owner said i missed too much work and not doing my job right….it really depends on the unemployment who they going to believe

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Natasha Carrillo March 3, 2010 at 6:20 pm

Today 03/03/2010 has been 21 days since I had my phone interview and i just wanted to know how much longer i have to wait to get a determination letter. I’ m anxious to know if got approved or not for my benefits. please let me know. thanks

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Jessica March 5, 2010 at 3:25 pm
i have waited 8 weeks now and i have been able to get a hold of ppl but they cant tell me if im approved or not i had a phone interview and told my side and she said she has to get a rebuttal and that she would have an answer at the end of the week my rents due and i owe 600 to bills. but the plus side is that i start my new job on Saturday :) but im scared i wont get approved our store had a new manager come in and he was just there to help portions and costs, well we all knew he was trying to take over cause he had been there for more than 6months i told him i needed 40 hours cause i was moving out he said no prb well he started cutting my hours for no reason he brought another lady in from his store who was an absolute bitch. I was sick and i couldnt make it to work my manager not the one that came in said it was fine and that she called someone in for me so everything was fine the next thing i know he demotes me. he is on the same level as my manager he just kisses the store owners ass. well i was late a month later cause my car broke down i was on 13 hours a week and couldnt get anything looked at didnt have a phone i was 1/2 hours late and got there be4 the store opened and called my manager she approved it and said it was ok then next thing i know i get a call 3 days later before my shift saying that i was fired i was so upset i went in there and talked to him and he told me because i was late he is late all the freakn time and my boss told me it was ok! so i told my judicator all the info just wondering if ill get approved and oh yea he finally did end up taking over the store now my manager is out a job. so do you think that i will get approved?

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robert weber April 8, 2010 at 8:59 pm

how do i no is i am approved

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DAVID W. GLENN SR. April 15, 2010 at 11:19 am

I LIVE IN HUMBOLDT,TN I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR MY UNEMPLOYMENT LUMP SUM &I STIIL HAVEN’T RECIEVED IT PLUS MY NORMAL CHECK FROM THEM WHAT THE PPROBLEM IS I REALLY DON’T KNO’ BUT THEY NEED TO GET THEM SELVES TOGETHER AND GIVE PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED NEED WHICH IS THEIR MONEY THAT THEY’VE WORKED FOR SO NOW GIVE IT BACK THEY FEEL AS IF IT’S A JOKE THEY PEOPLE SHOULD SUFFER FOR THEIR MESS-UPS BUT THAT’S UNREAL &UNFAIR THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS A BIG FAT JOKE AND IT’S ASHAME THAT I WAS BORN INTO A COUNTRY THAT CARES SO LITTLE ABOUT IT’S PEOPLE,AND THEIR WELL BEING? TELL US CITIZENS WHAT’S GOING ON I NEED MY MONEY I LIKE ALOT OF OTHERS HAVE BILLS TO PAY ,FOOD TO BUY, CHIDREN TO RAISE AND A WIFE TO CARE FOR I CAN’T DO IT IF MY UNEMPLOYMENT DON’T KICK IN. SO FOR GOD SAKES DO SOMETHING! ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IF YOU PLZ IF YOU PEOLE CAN’T DO YOUR JOBS THEN YOU NEED TO GIVE THEM TO SOMEONE / OR SOME OTHERS THAT CAN! 6000 DOLLARS PLUS I’M TO RECIEVE AND HAVEN’T GOTTEN. WHY? JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY ? DWG SR.

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DAVID W. GLENN SR. April 15, 2010 at 11:24 am

I MEAN NO HARM BUT ALL REALITY YOU NEED THINK ABOUT IF THIS WAS YOU HOW WOULD YOU FEEL AS A U.S. CITIZEN? YOU’RE OUTOF WORK DUE TO NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN AND YET YOU NEED YOUR MONEY TELL ME HOW THE HECK WOULD YOU FEEL MA’AM/ SIR? HOW WOULD YOU SERIOSLY FEEL? …NEED TO KNOW?

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DAVID W. GLENN SR. April 15, 2010 at 11:26 am

PLEASE GIVE ME MY HARD EARNED MONEY THAT I NEED AND DISERVE TO HAVE AT THIS MOMENT OF SEARCHING FOR WORK $6000.00 PLUS+ IS MINE AND IWANT IT I’VE BEEN WAITING SINCE 6/16/09 WERE IS IT?

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wendy April 16, 2010 at 3:16 pm

am i approved

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angela April 21, 2010 at 3:34 pm

I called to see if i was approved due to statement i recieved by mail showing what my weekly amount would be however nothing was mentioned whether or not i was approved and the rep i spoke to asked me to answer a series of questions then told me to file my weekly claim this upcoming sunday. Does this mean i was approved, he never really answered my question?

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julie furry April 29, 2010 at 6:03 am

I was fired on 4/9/2010. I filed for unemployment online immediately it will be 3 weeks tomorrow and besides getting the letter letting me know what I’ll receive weekly I haven’t heard anything. I’ve been applying for jobs weekly, I have my resume posted on their site and I’ve been filing my weekly claim. My bills are backing up but luckily my husbands pay check is paying the majority. If I don’t get my check soon I’m worried I won’t be able to get my bills paid. Not sure what to do.

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Bree Milwaukee,WI April 30, 2010 at 6:10 am

If I’m not eligible for unemployment for my last most recent job can i receive benefits from my previous job before that one?

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Cathy F. Indianapolis,Ind May 3, 2010 at 9:17 am

I lost my job in February, still waiting for unemployment, I have an appointment Thursday
to have a “real person” look at my case, I would suggest anyone who is still waiting go
to the closest unemployment office it’s called a full service office, someone can look at
your case right away and tell you what is going on, if you haven;t received a benefit
of eligilbilty letter then your just in limbo. The benefit letter will tell you if your approved
or it will tell you you have to appeal. That letter takes up to a month to get.

If your waiting longer than that you better go to the local office, you cannot
resolve your issue over the phone.

Best of Luck,
Cathy

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julie furry May 4, 2010 at 7:42 am

Well checked my online page and where it says issues delaying payment its blank when before it said work performance. My previous claims were refiled and denied and my weekly claim I just filed sunday was denied but my online page doesn’t say I was denied. We are going up to the office thursday to see if I don’t get a letter. I guess we’ll have to make an appeal. Is there a way I can get a copy of what my ex employer is accusing me of so I can defend myself at the appeal?

I worked for the woman 2 years, didn’t file un employment when we were off for the winter, I bent over backwards to make myself available when she needed me. I haven’t had a single write up since July of 2009 and that was my only verbal or written warning for anything. I had recently switched from opening shift to close and I made a mistake on my 2nd night closing, while I was still training and she fired me 4 days later. She also accused me of starting a rumor because I had heard from a friend the store was closing permanently after the season was over and I asked my manager because I was scared of being unemployed. I did not say a word to other employees just my manager. Do I have a case at all against her?

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anon May 6, 2010 at 11:11 am

i was working in pa was told they had no work for me. filed my unemployment 3-23-10 its now may still no check from them , was told that my previous employer advised unemployment that i QUIT! i cant even believe they allow these companies to lie like this for the sake of tying up your money . if i dont get this approved soon i will be so buried not even funny… and yet when you call pa unemployment service center they could care less about your problem.. that is after you wait 5 hours for a return call.

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me May 19, 2010 at 1:44 pm

I want to know one question and I can’t evening get an answer I just want to know how long does it takes to hear from a appeal

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