People on unemployment going back to work may face reduced hours, but could still qualify for benefits.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ONUNEMPLOYMENT COULD BE GOINGBACK TO WORK -- BUT THEY MIGHTBE FACING REDUCED HOURS.
PARTOF KGUN9'S REBOUND INITIATIVEIS TELLING YOU INFORMATION --YOU MIGHT NEED -- AS THEECONOMY REOPENS.
NINE ON YOURSIDE'S BRIAN BRENNAN FOUND OUT-- MANY PEOPLE ON UNEMPLOYMENTCOULD STILL RECEIVE A 600DOLLAR WEEKLY BENEFIT -- BUTTHAT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THEYEARN AT WORK.BRIAN BRENNAN 32:45-32:55 THEREWAS A LONG LINE AT DES TODAYSOME PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE STILLWAITING ON THEIR BENEFITSOTHERS SAY THEY ARE TRYING TOFIGURE OUT HOW THINGS AREGOING TO WORK WHEN THEY AREGOING BACK TO REDUCED HOURSFLOR MARTINEZ WAS WORKING 16HOURS A DAY BEFORE THEPANDEMIC COST HER TWO JOBS.FLOR MARTINEZ FOUND A PARTTIME JOB 29:53-30:03 I DONTWANT TO LEAVE WITH BENEFITS IWANT TO WORK I USED TO HAVETWO JOBS TO SUPPORT MY KIDS INEVER ASKED FOR A BENEFIT, BUTWE DONT HAVE ANOTHER OPTION.SHE JUST FOUND A NEW JOB& BUTITS ONLY PART TIME.
FLORMARTINEZ FOUND A PART TIME JOB26:33-40 4 HOURS EVERYDAY LIKE16 HOURS A WEEK I THINKLUCKILY FOR MARTINEZ THEDEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICSECURITY SAYS IT MIGHT STILLBE POSSIBLE FOR HER AND MANYOTHERS TO CONTINUE GETTINGNEEDED SUPPORT.
WE ASKED&(GRAPHIC 1) CAN PEOPLE FACINGREDUCED HOURS STILL QUALIFYFOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE??THE ANSWER: IT DEPENDS HOWMUCH YOU EARN.
DES DEDUCTS ALLREPORTED EARNINGS OVER 30DOLLARS FROM YOUR WEEKLYBENEFIT AMOUNT.
(GRAPHIC 3MATH PLAYING OUT) SO IF YOU GOBACK TO WORK AND MAKE 150DOLLARS THAT WEEK... THEYWOULD SUBTRACT 120 FROM YOURBENEFIT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY MONEYLEFT ON YOUR UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFIT... THEN YOU STILLQUALIFY FOR THE ADDITIONALWEEKLY $600 IN FEDERALPANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENTCOMPENSATION.
(GRAPHIC 2.QUESTION: WHAT IF YOU EARNOVER THAT AMOUNT?
ANSWER:CLAIMANT MUST RECEIVE AT LEAST$1 IN UI OR PUA TO RECEIVE THEADDITIONAL $600 IN BENEFITS.
)BUT FOR THOSE WHO GO BACK TOWORK AND EARN WELL OVER THEIRUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE& DESSAYS THEY WONT KEEP GETTING A600 DOLLAR BOOST FROM THEFPUC.
FLOR MARTINEZ FOUND APART TIME JOB 27:21-27 I HAVE4 CHILDREN I HAVE TO SUPPORTMY OWN AND ITS HARD DES SAYSCLAIMANTS ARE EXPECTED TOACCEPT BONA FIDE OFFERS OFSUITABLE WORK.
MARTINEZ SAYSSHE CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TOWORK FULL TIME SO SHE WONTHAVE TO WORRY ABOUTUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BRIANBRENNAN KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDE.KGUN 9 -- IS WORKING WITH THE
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