Ugh...I officially HATE EDD!! Long sorry =(

Lilleybug · January 2011

Long story short I was laid off and rehired but now only part time not my regular contracted assignment (Im a teacher) so the weeks I do not get my 38 hours I am supplemented with unemployment benefits..

I didnt know that you cannot collect unemployment benefits when you are on recess. I was paid for the week of Thanksgiving and then told it was an overpayment since I was on break. I was also told I would NOT have to pay the money back, since I was unaware of this, and that the money owed gets taken out of my remaining benefits. Then 3 weeks later I get a letter asking to pay back the money! I filed an appeal saying that I dont dispute I was overpaid, but I was told directly I wouldnt have to pay the money back. Now I have to go to a court hearing.....because I have time to go to some court hearing at some unknown date when I am almost 37 weeks pregnant!

Xmas break: Week of 12/20 I write on my form ON RECESS 12/23-1/1 will return to work 1/3 (I was told to write this by EDD after my first accidental overpayment). Low and behold I get paid again. I call EDD and ask 5 times are you sure this is not an overpayment. They said no since I could have worked half the week I still get paid. I cash the check, spend it, since I was repeatedly told it was OK

Check #3 I call AGAIN saying why was I paid the week of 1/1 I was on recess. The guy says it was an error and to send the check back, fine I figured this...then he says he needs the last check back too?!! Wait, what?!?! I told him I was told directly by EDD that it was Ok to cash it and now I have to do another Interview and will probably have to pay that back too.

Just found out if you cash an overpaid check you have to pay it back + an additional 30%. I now owe EDD over $1,000.

First the heater, then my windshield in the new car, and now this......I seriously cannot win. It is not my fault the people there are complete morons!! .

EDIT: sorry in advance if you work for EDD, the ones I have spoken with in CA are morons.

pomrom · January 2011

I don't have any experience or advice on what to do about this but I just wanted to say that this really sucks and I am sorry you have to deal with it now. They should get their stuff together!

Lilleybug · January 2011

pomrom:
I don't have any experience or advice on what to do about this but I just wanted to say that this really sucks and I am sorry you have to deal with it now. They should get their stuff together!

Thanks! I just wanted to vent. I am thankful for unemployment benefits, but I am starting to think they are worth more hassle than what it is worth!

misskassielynn · January 2011

MY MIL works for our EDD here and they are COMPLETELY incompetent. Last year, DH was out of work for a while and he collected. Then, months later, after he already has a new job, they send him a letter. It basically states that THEY messed up and overpaid him because they miscalculated his compensation. Because they made a math error, we were expected to repay $700. It seems like it must be this way everywhere! We are still waiting for a determination, but I would say that you need to fight this, it was there mistake, not yours.

daniellepanda · January 2011

Oh no

If it is anything like the lovely gems that work at the dmv here in CA then i can only imagine! I hope nothing gets screwed up with me collecting my SDI benefits and PFML payments, but I am banking on something happening....either they will be like a month behind or the wrong amount im sure

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