Hey guys, it's Ginny Silver.
And today I'm going to talk to those gate in the state of
California receiving unemployment from the California Edd.
The EDD's Recent changes to the work search requirements
have gone into effect as of July 11th.
Edd claimants, regardless of the type of claim or on UI,
PEUC Fed ed or Pua, are all required to search for work.
Now, there are a few Select types of claimants who are not
required to look for work, but I want to give you guys a
big warning if you Select know that you are not looking for
work on your biweekly certifications, that will then prompt
the Edd to require an eligibility phone interview with you.
Now, these phone interviews are taking upwards of 12 weeks
in order to schedule them and all the time that you are waiting
for your phone interview, your payments will be stuck in
pending. Before I go any further in this video, I want to
warn you guys, even if you qualify to not search for work,
please still continue to satisfy the work search requirements
and Select Yes that you are looking for work in order to
avoid having your payments stuck in pending for months while
you wait for a phone interview.
First, Let's go over the recent changes to the work search
requirements in order to maintain your eligibility.
Prior to July 11th, the work search requirements were waived
due to the pan, but effective July 11th and onwards, Edd
claimants are required to search for work.
If you're a Fed Ed, you are going to have the most stringent
work search activities required of you.
Fed Ed is required to provide three work search activities
per week and they are required to document those work search
activities. If you're UI, PEUC or PUA, you are required to perform
one or more work search activities per week and documenting
these work searches is suggested but not required.
The Edd confirmed with me via email that when you certify
for Claims Week, July 11th through July 17th and onwards,
the certification page will be updated with additional text
guiding you on what is required to enter into your certifications
for those of you who certified on July 11th and did not
notice a change in the certification page.
This is because July 11th is the first date that you are
required to start searching for work.
Those searches will then be certified for in your next certification
round. When you certified for Claim Week, July 11th through
July 17th.
Not everyone will be required to enter in their work search
detail. The only type of claim that is stated by Edd to be
required to type in those details going to be Fed Ed.
Next.
Let's talk about the changes with Cal Jobs.
If you are a Pua claimant, you are not required to join Cal
Jobs or list your resume.
For the most part, Pua claimants are trying to resume selfemployment
or start their small businesses back up again.
For this reason, the Edd has not required Pua claimants to
join Cal Jobs or upload their resume.
Claimants who file new regular unemployment claims starting
on July 11th and onward are required to join Cal Jobs and
upload their resume.
The Edd does not state that preexisting claims prior to July
11 th are required to join Cal Jobs and upload the resumes.
However, I would strongly recommend that you still join Cal
Jobs, upload your resume and Select that Yes, you want your
resume public for employers to view why?
Because we know that the Edd is riddled with glitches and
we also know that anything that triggers a stop payment alert
within the EDD's internal computer system can then lead to
you either needing to call into customer service to clear
that problem or await a phone interview which are taking
upwards of 12 weeks to be scheduled in order to avoid all
possible snags in your claim.
Even if it is not required for UI, PEUC, or Fed Ed claimants,
I still recommend that you join Cal Jobs and upload your
resume while these work search requirements go into effect
July 11th and onward.
The Edd stated in a recent press release that they are still
going through the process of sending out individual notices
to claimants regarding their own unique work search requirements.
Although the Edd States that your work search requirements
don't technically start until you receive your notice, I
want to once again caution you guys, please do not Select
know that you are not looking for work for any reason.
If you Select know that you are not looking for work, you
most likely will get stuck with a phone interview and your
claim will be unpaid for up to 12 or even more weeks while
you're waiting that interview.
Now, there are a variety of different work search activities
that will all satisfy the work search requirements.
This means that you do not only have to apply to jobs in
order to satisfy the work search activities.
Upc and Fed Ed can perform any of the following work search
activities, the first work search activities that you can
prepare for a job search.
The Edd States that you can set up an account on car jobs,
participate in employment services, post a profile on various
job search sites, setting up an account, and Cal jobs participating
in employment services.
Posting a profile on various job search sites all satisfy
this requirement.
Expanding your Network Next is expanding your network.
Let friends, prior employers and community members know that
you are looking for work, participate in networking or job
fair events or clubs.
You may apply for suitable work, apply for positions with
employers who may reasonably be expected to have openings
suitable to your job skills, experience age, health, including
government jobs and exams, and you can participate in training,
engaging courses that will help you gain employment and do
not interfere with your ability to accept suitable fulltime
work. This includes options like computer literacy or English
as a second language courses.
Now, for those of you who are Pua claimants, your WorkSource
activities are going to be different.
The majority of Pua claims were selfemployed or small business
owners, so the Edd requires you to try to resume your selfemployment.
First, you can rebuild your business, document efforts to
obtain new or additional clients, market your business, review
current contracts and research new ones.
Prepare and or submit a bid on a contract.
Marketing your business doesn't necessarily need to mean
that you are investing money in marketing your business.
You can do free marketing techniques such as creating social
media profiles, blogging updating your website, reaching
out to others that are similar in reaching out to others
that are in your interest in forming a referral network or
other various marketing activities.
Next, you can expand your network, attending networking events,
participating in relevant workshops, or expanding business
beyond services typically perform all satisfy this requirement.
Next, you can establish an account.
If you're an independent contractor available for work who
participated in an online platform, you can establish an
account on another platform for work that matches your qualifications.
Next, you can participate in training, enroll in training
or education courses that will help your business, and do
not interfere with your ability to return to fulltime selfemployment.
Now, I've already addressed this question in this video,
but I'm going to do it again because I think it's very important.
Many of you are going to ask me in the comments down below,
but I still have to search for work.
If I number one am furloughed and I'm returning to work.
Number two have a job offer and the job starts at a later
date. Number three still don't have child care due to the
pandemic. The answer to all of these questions is that while
the Ed may not require you to search for work, I still strongly
recommend that you do search for work and Select Yes on your
certifications. Why?
Because selecting No will mean that you will be subject to
a stop payment alert, pending payments and an eligibility
interview required.
Those who Select No are risk in getting their payments stuck
in pending for anywhere from a few weeks all the way up to
12 plus weeks.
You don't necessarily need to apply to a job in order to
search for work, so build your resume, create a profile on
a job site, browse job listings, do anything that satisfies
the work search activities in order to Select Yes and avoid
getting stuck in pending.
Next, The Edd has stated that some claimants are going to
be required to participate in what is called an resea program.
In their press release, the Edd States, Some claimants must
attend are employment services and eligibility assessment
appointment to assist with the efforts to return to work.
Now, we don't know exactly who is going to be selected for
this program, but based on subscriber feedback, it seems
to be relatively easy to complete what's required in their
resea video.
The Edd States that you'll be required to complete a Reemployment
Services Eligibility Assessment questionnaire.
You will be required to prepare a list of job search efforts,
and you are required to attend a oneonone session.
This one on 1 session is done virtually during this virtual
one on 1 session, you will be learning more about available
reemployment services, discussing your work search efforts,
receiving Labor market information, completing a reemployment
plan, and you must then attend at least one additional career
service session.
Last, Let's talk about how to document your work search.
Fed Ed is required to document your work searches in all
other forms.
Ui, PEUC, and PUA are suggested.
However, I strongly recommend that you keep a record of your
work search activities whenever possible.
Try to create a digital screenshot of whatever work search
activity you are doing.
If it is something that has to do with searching job boards,
applying to jobs, emailing, creating a post, etc, take a
screenshot straight from your computer and save that file.
Make sure that you back it up in a second place, such as
Dropbox. Additionally, if you were PUA and you're trying to
restart your self employment or expand your business, take
screenshots of all things that you do to grow your business.
If you were redesigning your website, if you were creating
marketing materials, if you were creating blog posts or social
media content, screenshot all of it and save it.
If your work search activities are not digital, then keep
a detailed written log stating the date and what work search
activity you performed and where.
While it is unlikely that the Edd will contact you and ask
for documentation and proof of your work search activities,
you do want to make sure that you are prepared with those
items just in case.
Okay, you guys, I hope that was helpful.
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