100,000+ Californians

are wrongfully denied unemployment
benefits every year.

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Should You Get an Attorney?

California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) fails to deliver benefits to hundreds of thousands of qualified claimants each year. For this reason, Pershing Square Law Firm built a team of experienced unemployment benefits lawyers to advocate for you. If you disagree with an EDD decision concerning your unemployment claim, you don’t have to accept it.

Instead, you have a right to file an appeal with the help of one of our unemployment appeal lawyers. If you don’t have any knowledge about California labor laws, our attorneys can guide you through the process so that you’ll make the right decisions. Their advice will help you increase your chances of a decision in your favor and allow you to get your payout much faster.

Since your claim can amount to thousands and sometimes tens of thousands of dollars, you want to consider whether you should hire an attorney. Call us today at 1 (866) 473-7681 for a free consultation to learn more about the next steps that you can take to file your appeal. Our unemployment benefit lawyers can help you make this time in your life less stressful so that you can focus more on finding a new job and moving on to your next career.

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What Are Unemployment and PUA Benefits and Why Would You Get Denied?

California’s Unemployment Insurance provides a robust safety net to working Californians who become unemployed through no fault of their own. Unemployment Benefits replace lost wages and are given differentially based on income in the 18 months preceding your claim. The COVID-19 pandemic has made unemployment benefits more important than ever, causing the Federal Government to fund a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. This program temporarily provides benefits to individuals who do not qualify for regular unemployment benefits and who are unemployed as a direct result of the pandemic. As experienced unemployment benefits lawyers, we can help you understand why you might experience a denial. If you got denied benefits for either one of these programs do not be discouraged, as the EDD often makes mistakes. Some of the common reasons for denial are: If you got denied benefits for either one of these programs do not be discouraged, as the EDD often makes mistakes. Some of the common reasons for denial are:

 

The EDD decided you are not unemployed as a direct result of COVID-19.

The EDD held you disqualified based on an issue in a prior claim, such as false statement weeks.

The EDD does not recognize all the income in your base period, causing a lower computation of benefits.

The EDD determined you were terminated for misconduct.

Denial on procedural grounds, such an unverified ID, lateness or errors in your application for benefits.

Refusal to backdate the effective date of your claim to an earlier date.

The EDD incorrectly computed your eligibility and refuses to pay the correct Weekly Benefit Amount.

The EDD determined you voluntarily quit your job Your employer has appealed your eligibility.

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