Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

• 1173
• 2021/09/24 (Fri) 18:48
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Dear sunset and everyone
thank you for all the information.

I have received a Disqualified letter after filing my second initial claim and I have a question about it.

In my case, I was furloughed in June 2020, started receiving unemployment insurance, was laid off the first week of August, and my unemployment insurance ended on September 4 of this year, and I was paid from April to September 2020, my base period, so
I filed a second initial claim. I just received a letter yesterday saying I did not meet the benefit requirements.

It says that since I first started receiving unemployment insurance, I have not earned more than 5 times my WBA $ 3195, so it is invalid, but
the conditions for unemployment insurance benefits are that I must have earned more than 2 times my WBA in the base period (the first 4 quarters of the last 5 quarters before unemployment, or the last 4 quarters), the employer must have paid unemployment insurance premiums during two quarters.
that 26 times the Weekly Benefit Amount ™ (Weekly Benefit Amount, WBA™) has been paid for each week during the Base Period.
I called the UI office, but I can't seem to get through. If you could help me here, that would be very helpful.
By the way, my total income for July, August and September was $ more than 3159.
Total income from April to September was also 26 times the WBA ＄ over 16614.
However, from April to the end of September, the paychecks were not deposited every week.

Below is an excerpt from the letter in English.

After the beginning of your prior benefit year 06/07/20, you did not work in covered employment for which you were paid wages of at least $ 3195.00 (five times your benefit amount of $ 639.00).
As you failed to meet the qualifying wages requirement for the succeeding benefit year, your claim is invalid.

• sunset
• mail
• 2021/09/24 (Fri) 20:32
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Reconfirmation.

When did you submit your second Initial Claim application ？
this September ？?

• 1173
• 2021/09/25 (Sat) 11:35
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Yes, it is September 8.

• sunset
• mail
• 2021/09/25 (Sat) 12:29
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1173,
To all who received the same reason letter,

I shared it in #412 and #481 of the "PEUC September Extension Program （ Third PEUC ）" Topic, but I will note it here as well.

The requirements for a second Initial Claim application after September must meet the following ① to ④

① The benefit end year date of your most recent regular UI claim must have passed

② You must have returned to work and been paid at least 5 times your new weekly benefit amount since the first day of your prior initial claim

③ You must have been paid wages in at least two quarters of your base period

④ You must have been employed and paid wages for insured work during the base period in an amount equal to no less than 26 times your new weekly benefit amount

Link to:
https://www.hawaiiunemploymentinfo.com/end-of-the-federal-programs-2/

Furlough in May （ Furlough ） and Layoff in first week of August （ Total Unemployment ） In the case of 1173 who became Totally Unemployed , he was Disqualified because he could not meet the ② first condition due to lack of work income from re-employment after he became Totally Unemployed. The call center would probably explain the same thing.

If you have been temporarily laid off or become totally unemployed due to the pandemic and have never worked since unemployment insurance benefits started, it is very unlikely that your second Initial Claim application will be approved after September, as the UI office had also officially announced.

In addition, those who received unemployment insurance benefits while working part time or shorter hours are also expected to be disqualified or receive a small WBA if they file a second Initial Claim after September.

• 1173
• 2021/09/25 (Sat) 15:18
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Understood. Thank you very much.