I have two very specific questions relating to the unemployment claim form.
I have am now unemployed from my W2 City of Oakland job because of a COVID-related deficit. I still have my 1099/contract work for my DBA business. It is (was) about 30% as an employee, 70% as a self-employed person.
When filing for unemployment, I was perplexed at *how* to answer these questions because of the above situation. Aka, do I just look at my status as a formerly employed person, and not at all at my self-employed status.
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1a.1 - What is your total income (which figure do I use, since part of it is from self-employment and part from my W2). Are they looking for gross income that includes W2 and 1099, or either one?
1e. Select the option that applies to you (literally none of the above). I am unemployed from an employer AND self-employed. Not sure which option is closest.
1e.1 - How many hours did you work prior to the disaster?
- Is this from my former employment, or my self-employed business or both? EG, for my W2, I worked about 12 hours a week. With my self-employment AND my W2, I worked about 35 hours per week. Which is the number that I use?
1e.2 - Explain briefly how the disaster affected your ability to continue or begin your self-employment.
- It didn't, but I'm applying for unemployment through my former employment. How do I answer this if it isn't applicable?
Thank you!
But there is also that MEUC to consider. Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation. https://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/publication/attachments/Mixed%20Earners%20Unemployment%20Compensation%20%28MEUC%29%5B1%5D.pdf
But there is also that MEUC to consider. Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation. https://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/publication/attachments/Mixed%20Earners%20Unemployment%20Compensation%20%28MEUC%29%5B1%5D.pdf
If you have enough wages as W2 they're only going to look at W2 wages. You could put in your 1099 wages, but they will not consider that as part of your award, so you might as well just enter your W2 gross wages. If you do not have enough W2 wages, they will consider you as PUA (a program made for those who do not qualify for regular UI) and from there you would consider your 1099 wages
Hours - same as above, use your w2 hours
So 1d should also be "unemployed worker" since you are filling based on your w2 job that you became unemployed from.
Explanation: did you select that you were effected because of a disaster? That's why it's asking you that.