Unemployment Claim...

Unfortunately benefits begin 1 week after filing, not when you became unemployed. The reason for the week is because LA has a "week of waiting" after you file but before you receive benefits.

They will contact your former employer for a statement of why you no longer work there. If you were fired, the burden of proof is on them to say that you performed some type of misconduct.

If you quit, then the burden of proof is on you to prove that you quit because there was a "substantial change made in your employment by your employer". I.E. they lowered your pay, changed your hours, working conditions suffered, etc, etc.

If you were laid off, then you will receive benefits after enough time has passed to cover any severance package you received. I.E if given a $3000 severance and your weekly benefit amount is $258/week then you cannot receive benefits for 12 weeks. Not sure how that would factor in with you not filing for a while after separation.

Should not be any future consequences. Unless you receive benefits for a little while, get a job, then are unemployed again. You cannot double dip in the current "base period" (basically the past 1.25 years).

Hope that helps.

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How do they verify employment/ lost employment?

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I don't know how they initially verify, but In response to other poster about an audit.

They will send a letter to your former employer. Your former employer puts down your pay rate, how often, employment period, and then there is a section that has days(kinda like a calender). They have to circle the days that you worked. If they overlap with unemployment benefits, and you didn't claim the money, you will have to pay money back and possibly be denied future unemployment benefits for e period of time.

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Is there future negative consequences filing against an employer?

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No there isn't.

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I have never been out of work this long but considering filing

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I do not understand why people wait to get benefits you are entitled to. For those of us that work hard and play by the rules, we should never dig into savings or other means without first exhuasting unemployment benefits. If lazy arse people with no job can use my tax money for whatever they want, I damn sure will use my tax money for unemploymeny while out of work.

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Not sure right now, but they have a way. I just found out they are auditing me because supposedly I claimed a week that I worked, which is complete BS because I stopped claiming two weeks before my first day on the job.

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i just got one of these letters. i filed on a monday for the week before. started work on tuesday. didnt get a pay check for 2 weeks after that. they can suck it

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Most people get audited. When you get a new job in Louisiana, your new employer is required to enter you into the new hire database. I do it online through their site. When this is done, you are not required to put date hired. They may not have put that but it will show that you were hired in the month of June. Now, your employer will get a letter that i described. On it, there will be a section that looks like a calendar. It will have the days of the month with the month next to it. It usually shows about 2-5 weeks on it. This depends on when you filed for benefits. If you filed up to 6/4/12, it might go from 5/20/12-6/6/12. Your employer just circles any days that you worked. If it overlaps and you didn't claim the wages, you get in trouble. If none of the days overlap, you are good. You are also good if it overlaps, but you claimed your wages. Don't blame the system and don't think you are even close to the only one. When we have new hires, I usually receive a letter on them probably 80% of the time

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If you aren't entering a hire date when you enter their info into the NDNH you are not doing it properly.

Also, everyone is NOT audited.

Other than, fairly accurate info in this thread re UI Benefits, except your employer pays into this fund so if by taxpayer dollars you mean the business that employed you before being separated from said employment, then you are correct.

Anyone not verified as a layoff will have LWC contact their employer for a statement re separation.

Just because you don't get paid your first week on the job does not mean you can claim that week. The Agency safeguards typically catch you and will hold you overpaid. Not worth it.

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I waited 4 months before I needed to use tax payer dollars

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Since when is tax payer dollars used?

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Since when is tax payer dollars used?

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Since I worked for the state. I assume since my pay comes out of tax dollars, any UI would also.

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But rest assured you are not bilking taxpayers for anything that's not a federally guaranteed benefit that is in place for you to use for the express purpose you used it for.

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You seem to know a lot about this. Can you share any insight as to why I have been audited. Like I said, I didn't even make a claim for the week before I started working, so I don't really understand how there could be an issue.

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LNCHBOX

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You seem to know a lot about this. Can you share any insight as to why I have been audited. Like I said, I didn't even make a claim for the week before I started working, so I don't really understand how there could be an issue.

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I suggest you use the 800 number on the letter you got. I've heard many of those letters were recently sent out. Like any mass-mailing, sometimes mistakes can happen.

Or so I've been told.

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Is there future negative consequences filing against an employer?

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Just hope you worked for a good employer. They can lie about why you were let go and the state will side with them 99.99% of the time.

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Just hope you worked for a good employer. They can lie about why you were let go and the state will side with them 99.99% of the time.

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This is absolutely, 100% untrue. I guarantee you any amount of money or collateral you value that I can disprove this.

The law is to be expressed as to give the benefit of the doubt to claimants in almost every situation. I would in fact say its the exact opposite of your assertion.

The amount of employer documentation, fact-finding etc that's required to deny a claim is very difficult. It really requires your office staff and/or HR for a business to remain consitsently on their toes in terms of documentation.

Business owners need strong office management practices in place to make sure the documentation occurs because if its not there a claimant's going to breeze his or her way to benefits.

This is purely my opinion however. Its just that-and I'll try to graciously exit the discussion at this point-my opinion is probably far, far more informed than is yours.