Anyone else have unemployment issues? what did you do (Can't get through to anyone on a phone)

Submitted by jcheese27 t3_z9u3rh in Pennsylvania

Hi All,

After 10 years of straight work, Unemployment still hasn't come through after almost a month.

I cannot get to anyone at all to help resolve this as there are 2 open issues - missing wages and last day worked...

It might just be an issue of 4 hours that my company paid me for that i didn't claim. but i cant resolve any of this as there is 0 person to talk to or that seems to be able to help.

If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.

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CansPGH t1_iyiu1un wrote

i only ever got help from unemployment, by calling my local PA CareerLink office, getting through to them (way easier than to unemployment, but still not easy, just not impossible) and then they literally put your name/number on a list (a google doc, i've gathered, it sounds like) that the people at unemployment pick from/work from and no joke, like 3 days later (2 different times, a year plus apart during the pandemic) someone will call you back from unemployment and answer your questions/issues/fix your shit.

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good luck. it's one of the more frustrating exercises i've endured over my years.

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MRG_1977 t1_iyksvym wrote

Contact your local state House rep. tomorrow by phone. They should help you.

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blackheart12814 t1_iymmc6l wrote

This is the answer. My husband did not receive one payment for the first three months, no way to get in touch with anyone. He went to the rep's office and had a phone call by the end of the day and payment for all three months in like 24 hours.

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mundeesundee t1_iyk6fvp wrote

Ive filed a ticket in the past. It took 3 months for them to call me about it but was resolved before they reached out. My best advice is to continue to file your weekly benefits as you WILL be backpaid from all eligible weeks. The new system is complete shit

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Cinemaslap1 t1_iyikjj9 wrote

Reach out to Lisa Haldy. She works for the government and has helped me and many others get through.

Her email is available if you Google her

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MPA_Dad t1_iyj4giy wrote

Lisa works for Scott Martin, a State Senator for Southern Lancaster County. You’re going to want to contact your state senator’s local office (not Harrisburg). If you don’t know who that is, you can search by your address here: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/index.cfm?mobile_choice=suppress

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Cinemaslap1 t1_iyjdabo wrote

You can still reach out to her. I know other people (not in her area) who have been helped by her. FWIW

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SimplyWandering t1_izfnqui wrote

>Lisa Haldy

Can you point me to where I can find her email address? I googled her name in various ways ("lisa haldy", "lisa haldy contact", "lisa haldy Pennsylvania", but am not finding her email.

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jcheese27 OP t1_iyil1vp wrote

Thanks. I am going to give that a shot.

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ImNorm29 t1_iykahei wrote

Have you tried talking to your state representative?

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hiroshimasfoot t1_iynla3n wrote

I've tried multiple times and got so overwhelmed that I just gave up.

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atlashoth t1_iykc04y wrote

I used PA unemployment for when I broke my foot. They never got back to me of missing a month worth of wages. My job later gave me worker compensation, but after a month of not receiving any pay. It happened during covid so never had a chance in hell getting paid.

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Gemsofwisdom t1_iyz37h0 wrote

Contact a state rep. Brian Sims helped with mine.

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