Are people aware that the PA employees laid off are being rejected for unemployment. Best case, PA make you wait for the period equal to your severance.
Complete BS. You can file for unemployment after you receive severance. This has been confirmed by Merck and checked with the PA UC office.
Not true Why do u think unemployment asks u whether u received any severance or how much. Because they can not give u anything until that is paid down
This is not true. We went through this whole process last year. They do ask for what you were paid out in severence and also confirm you were telling the truth by asking Merck.
Does the severance REDUCE the total amount of UI you will get, or only DELAY your start of receiving UI?
From the website... Severance pay received by a claimant that exceeds 40 percent of Pennsylvania's average annual wage* is deducted from the claimant's UC if the claimant's application for benefits (AB) date is on or after Jan. 1, 2012, and the severance pay agreement between the employer and the claimant is entered into on or after Jan. 1, 2012. The deductible portion of a claimant's severance pay is allocated to the weeks immediately following the claimant's separation based on the claimant's full-time weekly wage. Severance pay means one or more payments made by an employer to an employee on account of separation from the service of the employer. Example: A claimant receives $32,000 in severance pay. Forty percent of Pennsylvania's average annual wage ($47,451.56 for 2014) is $18,981. Therefore, $18,981 is subtracted from $32,000 equaling $13,019, which is the amount of the claimant's severance pay that is deductible. The claimant was earning $1,200 a week at the time of his separation. Accordingly, the deductible amount of severance pay is allocated at $1,200 per week to the first 10 weeks the claimant is unemployed. Because $1,200 exceeds the maximum weekly UC benefit rate, the claimant would not receive any benefits for this 10-week period. The 11th week would be calculated by taking the remaining severance pay amount of $1,019 to determine eligibility. This example is to calculate severance pay received in 2014. Please note that the average annual wage is subject to change each year which will change the calculation. *The average annual wage, for unemployment compensation purposes, is based on the most recent three fiscal years, or 36 months of data. Effective with claim week ending Jan. 11, 2014, the severance pay calculations will change in accordance with the new average annual wage. For more information, go to http://www.paworkstats.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/home/19890. If your hours of work have been reduced or you otherwise continue to work less than your normal full-time work week, you may be eligible for partial benefits.
No I was just denied unemployment until November 2014 due to my severance. PA Bureau of Labor verifies the severance with the company and if you lie you are liable for fraud charges.
It will delay the UI payout until you go through your severance as it compares to your salary pay. So, if you get 1 years severance (which equals 1 years pay), ou must wait a year to file for UI. This is standard in the vast majority of states. Also, the state MUST be able to verify that you were not FIRED, but were a part of a layoff.
