You do NOT need to call EDD about the prior UI claim you filed where you may have received either a notice from EDD indicating a $0 award amount, or a notice of disqualification.
2 0 obj This is the full audio of that call. “Over the past six months, the CT Department of Labor has received 950,000 applications for unemployment benefits; this is more than six years of applications in six months.
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If you are already receiving regular UI benefits, then you cannot qualify for PUA benefits.
WETHERSFIELD – Today, the Connecticut Department of Labor began accepting claim applications for the self-employed, many who are eligible to collect unemployment insurance benefits under the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Individuals who received any benefits from regular state unemployment (UI), Pandemic Benefits can be retroactive to weeks starting on or after February 2, 2020, depending on your last day of work due to COVID-19 and regardless of when you submitted your claim application. On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act, which includes
However, you may proceed with a regular UI claim if you believe you were misclassified and have wages from an employer. But this could also be the case if you are an employee with insufficient earnings. You have collected all unemployment benefits for which you were eligible and remain unemployed or partially unemployed as a direct result of a COVID-19 reason.
If you qualify for PUA the, $167.00 per week, for each week from February 2, 2020 to March 28, 2020 that you were unemployed due to a COVID-19 related, $167.00 plus $600 per week, for each week from March 29, 2020 to July 25, 2020, that you are unemployed due to a COVID-19 related, $167.00 per week, for each week from July 26, 2020 to December 26, 2020, that you are unemployed due to a COVID-19 related, If you filed for UI and received an award notice (which shows your weekly and maximum benefits amounts) indicating, We could not verify your identity with our records. Individuals with active UI claims who are not receiving UI benefits because they are serving penalty weeks SHOULD NOT RE-APPLY FOR UI OR APPLY FOR PUA. You can file a claim for regular UI benefits through UI Online.
Eligible claimants will be paid retroactively for their past weeks of unemployment and will receive the extra $600 payments for each week they were unemployed beginning March 29, 2020 through July 25, 2020. It seems that JavaScript is not working in your browser. ����L$ ��@oR{���i���&����!G�@���9���7X You are unable to reach the place of employment as a direct result of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Here are some updates: On April 9, 2020, Governor Lamont, joined by representatives from the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Insurance Department, the Department of Banking, and the Small Business Administration, held a conference call with small business owners from across Connecticut to discuss the latest updates on COVID-19 relief for businesses.
A child or other person in the household for whom you have primary caregiving responsibility is unable to attend school or another facility that is closed as a direct result of the COVID-19 and the school or facility care is required for you to work.
In order to provide benefits as quickly as possible, payments will be issued in phases. <>/OutputIntents[<>] /Metadata 213 0 R>> Box 488, Montpelier, VT 05601-0488. If you are still subject to penalty weeks on your regular UI claim, do NOT apply for PUA on April 28 [see Questions XX & YY]. received from regular Unemployment Compensation or Extended All applicants will be asked the same basic questions, including about employment history and earnings information, along with some new questions needed to determine PUA eligibility. Please follow these. If you filed for UI and received an award notice (which shows your weekly and maximum benefits amounts) indicating $0 in benefits available, it could be because of one of three scenarios: NOTE: If you are one of the workers under #3 above (self-employed or independent contractor) who received the $0 benefit award notice, and you have not requested a wage investigation as described in #2 above, then you may apply for PUA by filing a new claim through UI Online beginning April 28. not eligible for regular unemployment compensation or extended benefits under
No. Executive Order No. Individuals who received any benefits from regular state unemployment (UI), Pandemic You will be able to indicate if you have no employment wages (for example, you did not receive a W-2), solely for the purpose of applying for the PUA program (and not to be used for any other purpose). To read the guidelines for each sector, click here. You have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and are seeking a medical diagnosis. Get the facts at ct.gov/coronavirus. work due to COVID-19 related reasons. The EDD will inform you of the documents you can submit. To qualify for PUA based on insufficient work history, you must have been recently employed, which could be satisfied if you had a bona fide offer to start working on a specific date but were unable to start as a direct result of a COVID-19 related. Connecticut’s Department of Labor announced Thursday that its PUA system is now live and accepting claims. If you earned at or below this amount you will remain at $167/week.
You will have an opportunity to certify your prior income on your PUA application. It could be because it is not supported, or that JavaScript is intentionally disabled.
If you are an employee but you do not have sufficient earnings within the past 18 months to establish eligibility for regular UI, then you may have the option to apply for PUA.
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$600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Lost Wages Assistance / FEMA supplemental information .
No, if EDD has wages reported from an employer over the last 18 months that would qualify you for a regular UI claim, then the EDD is required by law to proceed with a regular UI claim for you. Once the PUA application is completed, if applicants did not select a payment method when filing under the state unemployment system, they will select their method of payment (direct deposit or debit card –the agency recommends direct deposit for much faster payment). You don’t have sufficient work history. Claimant's … You will be notified of any increase that you are entitled to receive. Directions and Information, Offices/Units; Department of Labor Assistance Center/Telephone Directory . endobj state or Federal law or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation (PEUC), Get the facts at, Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers, more information about these and other changes, has an FAQ that provides more information, guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). You have 10 calendar days from the mail date to send us two different identity documents from the list of, You were misclassified by your employer as an independent contractor (instead of an employee), You’re self-employed or an independent contractor and have not paid contributions to the state Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. If you are entitled to more than the minimum, that higher amount will also apply retroactively to any weeks of the minimum $167/week in PUA benefits that you receive.
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