Hey guys, it's Ginny Silver with a
California Edd Unemployment update for you.
For those of you who are among the one
4 million Pua claimants who have been requested by
the Edd to send over work history verification documents,
I want to talk to those of you who
have had your documents rejected first.
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For those of you who have received a notice from
the California Edd that you have had your documents rejected,
you will notice that your payments from January of 2021
and onwards will be marked as disqualified.
The Edd will be sending you a Notice
letting you know that your documents were rejected.
You will then receive a Notice of Determination
letting you know that all or some of
your benefits have been found ineligible.
This will soon be followed up by an overpayment notice.
The Edd will require you to pay those
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benefits back unless you take the following action.
First thing that I want you to do is
to contact the Edd Customer Service Department directly.
You can either redial EDD's Customer Service phone number over
and over again until you get through, or you can
utilize Claimyr, which is a third party service where you
pay to then receive a call back.
This is a paid service, so it's not a fit
for everyone, but using my link in the description down
below will save you $5 on the service.
If you're not able to get through on the phone lines
over EDD's Customer service phone line and you don't want to
use a paid service to get that call back from them,
then you can contact your assembly member and they can act
as a liaison between you and the Edd.
In many cases, Assembly Members have
been able to resolve this issue.
Once you get through to Edd, you are going
to ask to speak to a tier Two representative.
That tier Two representative is the higher level
Customer Service representative who has more permissions and
more training on how to handle your problems.
We're then going to tell the Tier Two
representative that you recently submitted documents for Pua
work history verification and those documents were denied.
Ask them if they can look into your account, let
you know why the documents were denied, and that you
believe that this was denied in an error.
The customer service rep should be able
to provide you with more information.
If they cannot provide you with more information, then
hang up and call in a second time and
try to get a different customer service rep.
In many cases, the customer service representatives are
able to look at the documents again, identified
that they should have been accepted, and can
reverse the denial over the phone.
If the customer service rep is not able to
do this for you and perhaps your documents were
not substantial enough, then ask the Tier Two rep.
If you are able to submit additional documents,
ask them specifically if they can send the
Upload documents link to your UI online dashboard.
If you are not able to get the decision reversed
and you are not able to provide additional documents, then
next you will be required to file the appeal paperwork
that has come along with your disqualification.
Appealing means that you are trying to reverse
the decision that was made by the Edd.
File the proper paperwork and
documentation requested in the appeal.
This will then allow Edd to forward your
case onto the Edd Appeals Board where you
will have a hearing with Judge.
Judge will be able to make a decision on
whether or not you did in fact qualify.
Now, whether or not you choose to actually bring
on an appeal attorney to work with you on
your case, I do want to encourage you all
to call into Pershing Square Law Firm and take
advantage of the complimentary consultation that they offer.
This consultation is free and while you may not
decide to actually pursue having an attorney paid to
handle your case, it is a way to get
some free advice regarding the process.
Many of you who must file an appeal are
going to wonder exactly what the steps are that
you will have to undergo in the process.
The first step is that Edd is going
to send you a Notice of Determination stating
that your benefits have been disqualified for a
certain amount or for the entire claim.
Most of you will be receiving a Notice of
Determination for Benefits after December 27, since that was
the start of this newest requirement in order to
verify your work history to receive Pua.
Next, if you disagree with EDD's decision and you
wish to challenge it, then you're going to file
the appeal paperwork with Edd within 30 days.
Next, Edd will forward your appeal request and
information over to the Appeals Board next to
California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board field office will
process the appeal and schedule a hearing.
After that, the field office will send
you a notice of hearing with the
time, date and location of your hearing.
Following that a hearing is going to be
held with the judge and then the judge
will issue a decision following that.
If you agree with the decision then
that is the end of the process.
However, then the appeals board must forward
that decision back over to the Edd.
If you want your appeal then it does take
a significant amount of time for Edd to actually
apply the decision once they receive it.
Now if you disagree with the judge's decision then
you can file an appeal with the field office
within 30 days of the judge's decision.
After that, the field office will forward the appeal
and case information to the board for review.
Following that, the board reviews the judge's decision
and then the board will issue their decision.
One of the most frequently asked questions
I'm receiving regarding appeals is where do
you mail the appeal form?
The appeals board States please send your
form or letter to the address specified
in your letter of determination.
Make sure that you check your unique address
because there are several different field offices.
Check your notice of determination and on
there you will have your specific address
where you should mail your appeal.
The California unemployment insurance appeals board has
a long list of frequently asked questions
as well as additional resources.
This frequently asked questions document includes questions such
as what happens if you have moved?
Do you need a lawyer?
Should you attend the hearing?
Can the hearing date be changed?
When and where is the hearing
and a number of other items.
This is an entity that is separate from
the Edd so I'm going to link this
website for the California unemployment insurance appeals board
in the video description down below.
Okay you guys, I hope that was helpful.
Please see the video description down below for all of
the links that were shown in this video please also
remember to click like and leave me a comment down
below letting me know your current outcome with submitting your
documents or where you're at in the appeals process.
You.