For those currently unemployed - help thread

[The Heretic]

I hope that people who are still unemployed by then will get the $600 a week from when they first claimed.

They will eventually get the waiting week, but that is their lowest priority.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

Over 250 people at our local paper FB page complained that they have not seen one cent yet. We are all afraid that the Fedreal money will be gone by the time Oregon gets its bubblegum in gear.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

Dem in Congress admits blocking money for workers to gain political 'leverage'

House Democrat Pramila Jayapal admitted she and her progressive colleagues are blocking relief to small businesses to gain political leverage

www.wnd.com

 

[The Heretic]

Over 250 people at our local paper FB page complained that they have not seen one cent yet. We are all afraid that the Fedreal money will be gone by the time Oregon gets its bubblegum in gear.

I don't think that will be a problem.

 

[The Heretic]

Don’t end expanded unemployment insurance: Improve it

Instead of a flat payment, we propose a federal supplement on top of state unemployment benefits that would replace a fraction of each worker’s wages.

thehill.com

 

[The Heretic]

WA Unemployment Check Fraud Case Expands to Nearly $1 Billion - Lacamas Magazine

According to Sen. Ann Rivers, whose office was briefed by ESD, the unemployment check fraud case is approaching $1 billion in lost funds.

lacamasmagazine.com

 

[The Heretic]

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[Joe13]

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I meet all of the requirements but it's been a lot of years since I was behind a welder.

Hoping to find something in Vancouver if possible - just really want to avoid the commute and I don't have a truck to go fetch parts unfortunately.

Also trying to stay out of apartment maintenance if possible. So far I haven't been told my job is gone, yet, so I'm holding out for what will make me happy until I get laid off or go back to work. If I'm laid off my options of what I'll take will open up greatly.

 

[The Heretic]

Oregon

 

[The Heretic]

USA

 

[The Heretic]

37 checks: Oregon man paid double in employment benefits

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Employment Department still has a lot of work to do when it comes to getting benefits out to the thousands of people who are still waiting.

www.koin.com

 

[Joe13]

37 checks: Oregon man paid double in employment benefits

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Employment Department still has a lot of work to do when it comes to getting benefits out to the thousands of people who are still waiting.

www.koin.com

That's pretty simple math if OR is anything like WA.

1 claim per week = 1 check

3 months doesn't make 37 weeks.

 

[The Heretic]

That's pretty simple math if OR is anything like WA.

1 claim per week = 1 check

3 months doesn't make 37 weeks.

There are two checks per week; the Oregon UI check and the $600 check that is federal benefits. I got 10 checks, then another 2 the next week. Since then, I get two deposits each week. Not efficient, but I imagine it is quicker than modifying their software to send out one check each week with both combined.

Even at 3 months he would have only gotten ~24 checks. The article said he applied late March, which is about when I did too. So that would be about 10-12 weeks. I think what they generally do in such a situation is just let it ride until the checks they sent already are adequate for what you claim. If you close out your claim before you have earned the benefits, then eventually they ask you to pay it back.

Personally I would go ahead and deposit the checks and let the UI dept. sort it out. At worst they will ask for repayment.

 

[Joe13]

We just get a single deposit in WA so that explains a lot

 

[The Heretic]

We just get a single deposit in WA so that explains a lot

Yeah, Oregon is way behind WA state with regards to the UI system.

 

[Xaevian]

But we are at the forefront of funding unemployed Nigerians!

 

[clearconscience]

I've been exceptionally lucky to have zero issues with unemployment. Even going back to work 1 day a week.
I ended up applying and accepting a offer for a new job. It was a tough decision, been at my current employer around 19 years.

Next week I start my new job. Starting over.
But I'm really lucky. And feel very fortunate.

 

[The Heretic]

Self-employed, gig workers still waiting for Oregon to distribute unemployment benefits

Oregon officials don't know how many gig workers have gotten paid through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, or even how many have applied.

www.statesmanjournal.com

 

[The Heretic]

Hurdles remain as OED’s ‘Project Focus’ deadline passes

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Friday marked the Oregon Employment Department’s deadline to get through the initial backlog of unemployment claims as part of their Project Focus 100.

www.koin.com

 

[The Heretic]

Why Oregon Is Keeping The Unemployment Benefits Of Hundreds

During the pandemic, old unemployment overpayments are coming back to bite.

www.opb.org