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A few simple questions on my California unemployment application. 1. (Q 32 of online form). I expect (what the company calls) severance pay, but I don't know the exact amount or payment schedule. Also, do I report my final paycheck (Thursday) as pay not yet received. I have the closing paycheck, but not the one for the previous two weeks. 2. (Q 25f and 26e) I can't find company phone numbers. (I mean, I don't call the COMPANY, I called the individual people I work with/for.) I found a white pages listing for the local office, but I don't have a phone number for the HQ in MA or payroll in TX. (Actually, I may have a phone number for payroll, if that's what EDD wants.) 3. (Q 33d and 33e). Does EDD want totals or rates? Also, I was paid biweekly, which doesn't seem to be an option in 33e, which suggests that 33d should be rates. 4. Finally, how soon do I need to get this form in for it to start as soon as possible? Is Thursday soon enough?
Optional Information: State/Country of Question: California Already Tried: Looking through EDD web site; it's a little more convoluted than the previous times I applied in 1986, 1995, and 2000.
1. Just ballpark and say that it is an estimate. But your unemployment will not start until your severance is eaten up. So if you get a $2000 severance, and would recieve $200 weekly in unemployment benefits, your unemployment will not start for 10 weeks. So the larger your severance, the longer you wait for unemployment. 2. Just put the white pages number. Or call the number in the white pages and ask for the HQ or payroll number that you want. But just putting the white pages number will be suficient. 3. for "wages earned" on 33d, you can put either hourly (if you were paid hourly) or annually. So it is the rate. Then on 33e, select the matching item from the drop down menu. 4. The sooner the better, but you are not going to get benefits immediately because of the severance. If you are more concerned with unemployment getting started, just tell your former employer you do not want the severance... however, the severance is usually alot more than unemployment.
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