OK, here is my situation. I worked for Company A for 7 years and left to be an independant contractor fro them on Jan 1st. I was a contractor for them for only 33 days then they cancelled my contract. During this same period I started to work for company B from Jan 1 to mid March. I was a direct employee (they paid PA unemployment taxes each pay to PA). They laid me off due to lack of funds. I was denied unemployment compensation due to "voluntarily leaving and starting my own business." Becoming an independant contractor would be starting your own business, but that was with company A. What does company A have to due with my UC claim. Shouldn't company B be responsible since they laid me off? I believe they are confusing company A and B. I did not make much with company B. Could this be the problem so they went back to company A. Also, should I get a lawyer for the appeal process. Please advise.
Answer by Hale
Call them and explain your thoughts to them, or write them a letter if you are better that way. Maybe they can explain the problem to your satisfaction, or maybe you can convince them. Don't consider a lawyer until after you do this --lawyers aren't cheap.
Answer by michr
unemployment is based on all the employment you have had in the past 15 months and why you are no longer employed at all of those jobs.
any or all can have their accounts charged if you are approved for unemployment and any or all can fight you being approved........which employers accounts that are charged is determined by the state based on how much you made, how long you worked at each, why each job was lost etcetera...
you can and should appeal, by appealing you ensure that all the information the state is using to make their decision is correct and up to date...........
how do you intend to pay for an attorney?
there is NO settlement to be won (to pay a percentage of), and if you win the appeal the attorney's fees are not going to be paid by the state (like it is possible to have done in a civil suit).
Answer by Judy
Since your self-employment had ended BEFORE you were laid off by company B, it does sound like there might be some confusion here. Appeal the denial of benefits, and be sure they understand you're filing based on being laid off by company B, not something to do with company A. A lawyer isn't going to help - either you're eligible or you're not.
You say you didn't make much with company B. That could be the issue.
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