Can I File Unemployment if My Job Is Remodeling?

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Old 01-eleven-2015, 01:05 PM

I piece of work at a bar in New Bailiwick of jersey that will be endmost for 2 weeks for renovations. In order to keep a somewhat steady flow of income I am planning on filing unemployment. What I am unsure of is what blazon of unemployment this falls under (if at that place is a special or temporary unemployment) and more importantly, how before long before we close can I actually file? I know information technology tin take a week or ii to recieve payment and then I'd similar to file every bit early as possible and so that I tin can possibly get a payment while out of work rather than when I render. My boss said that he has no issues with us claiming for the 2 weeks. Any information on this blazon of scenario would be appreciated!

Old 01-xi-2015, 01:43 PM

Rabrrita

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Only few states allow an employer to pre-certify an office endmost. NJ isn't one. Equally such, I believe you have to look until you are actually non working to claim. I see no reason non to file the very side by side day after your concluding day of work. Withal, don;t look any coin for several weeks.

Old 01-11-2015, 01:47 PM

Chyvan

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Some of your post is very wishful thinking. What you lot do is use for UI after your terminal mean solar day of piece of work, submit your claim forms every bit directed, then you lot'll end upwardly waiting 6 weeks for your first two-week cheque. So salve you money because this is NOT going to piece of work out similar you want. There volition be NO check in time to "steady your menses of income."

In some states when there is a definite appointment to return to work, you'll exist exempted from the work search, but don't be so sure considering my state used to be similar that, but now everyone has to await for work fifty-fifty for a curt lay off because the unemployed are treated pretty badly nowadays.

Old 01-xi-2015, 04:04 PM

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NJ will never process the claim and issue payment in ii weeks. In NJ, 3 weeks subsequently filing - earliest - and that'due south absolute best case. You'll exist back at work before NJ pays you lot, for sure.

Old 01-eleven-2015, xi:20 PM

Thanks for the information everyone! I'll pass it around at work, too. Just to be articulate (not that I need to, simply...) I take been saving coin. While I do work for tips on a daily basis, I'd be a fool not to gear up myself for this "two week vacation". I have 2 bills to pay tomorrow (today, Monday) and then I take this coming work calendar week before nosotros shut for the two weeks, and I already have enough stashed away. A couple years agone I would've been idiotic enough to blow all my money a couple days into the break just I'm a little wiser now. I am still filing because that simply seems similar the smart matter to do. My friend has some home remodeling piece of work I'1000 going to be helping him with as well during those 2 weeks, which my boss told me I tin work nether a 1099 instead of a W4 in gild to merits while working for those 2 weeks. Is this truthful?

Old 01-11-2015, xi:29 PM

Chyvan

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Originally Posted past stevegriendling View Post

My friend has some home remodeling work I'one thousand going to exist helping him with also during those ii weeks, which my dominate told me I tin can piece of work under a 1099 instead of a W4 in society to claim while working for those two weeks. Is this true?

NO! In the UI earth, work is piece of work whether you volunteer, help a friend, or do it for free as a favor. Information technology would need to be reported no matter the method of payment. It will exist a potential offset to your benefits, so you might find out y'all merely ended up working for money yous could have gotten for free.

I also detect it interesting that your boss is suggesting it. Makes me think he wants to written report you so he can salvage a few bucks.

You just employ the UI system for information technology's intended purpose and that is to look for a job near as good or better than you lot had before, and get caught up on your slumber and personal business organization. With your chores out of the way, yous'll accept plenty of gratis fourth dimension to help your friend when you are back to work, and information technology won't affect anything with your UI claim.

Old 01-12-2015, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Chyvan View Post

NO! In the UI world, work is work whether you volunteer, help a friend, or do it for costless equally a favor. It would need to exist reported no matter the method of payment. It volition be a potential get-go to your benefits, so you might notice out you but ended up working for money you could take gotten for costless.

I as well find it interesting that your boss is suggesting it. Makes me call up he wants to report y'all so he can save a few bucks.

Yous merely utilise the UI system for it's intended purpose and that is to await for a task most as good or better than y'all had before, and get caught up on your sleep and personal business concern. With your chores out of the way, you'll have enough of gratuitous fourth dimension to help your friend when you are back to work, and it won't touch anything with your UI claim.

Really? Hmm...

So when I asked him if nosotros can claim unemployment for the 2 weeks he said admittedly because we are, in fact, endmost for two weeks so there's actually no gray expanse there. Virtually the end of the conversation I told him that I wasn't too worried virtually whether or not I could collect or not considering I'd take temporary work for those two weeks helping a friend with some housework. This friend I speak of owns a DJ company that is a listed LLC, and when I did work for him earlier helping him set up his warehouse he put me on the books because that's just how he does business - he e'er puts any piece of work he pays people for on the books and pays them through his payroll. When I said that, my boss said that I "could fifty-fifty enquire him to 1099 me instead of W4". I asked him what the departure was and he said that a 1099 is like a W4 except that it's basically a form of pay for freelance blazon jobs and that a 1099 doesn't have to exist reported until the terminate of the tax yr if he were to list me under 1099 and pay me with a coin order. He then went on to tell me how whenever nosotros have a DJ at our bar for a dark they pay them in anything only a payroll cheque (greenbacks, money order, etc) but it'southward on the books as a 1099 so that the 1099 isn't listed until the end of the yr. Right me if I'1000 wrong, but are you proverb that they're doing some kind of finagling in that scenario for whatever added benefit it may bring them?

Old 01-12-2015, 01:13 AM

Chyvan

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A DJ in a bar for ane-night might be a legit 1099 state of affairs. The trouble is that most states adopt the policy that a worker is an employee until the employer proves otherwise, and when push comes to shove, well-nigh employers suck at it so the "employee" gets reclassified.

Many people that work 1099 for a long fourth dimension will take information technology while everything is swell until the work dries upwardly, and the person needs UI. Many would fight the system and get reclassified and express joy all the way to the bank. They may have gotten premium salaries considering they were "contractors," but and then ended upward hitting the employer with the unpaid taxes when there was no style for the employer to become the money back.

My other rule on UI is NEVER involve your employer. You're out of work for two weeks, go employ, and leave him out of the process. Likewise many will say things like "I won't contest," and two seconds after you lot are applying they are telling UI a different story because it COSTS them money through their reserve business relationship that translates to higher taxes.

Old 01-12-2015, 01:xl AM

Location: Wisconsin

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Originally Posted by stevegriendling View Post

my dominate told me I can work nether a 1099 instead of a W4 in club to claim while working for those two weeks. Is this true?

Oh, good God.

ALL EARNED INCOME MUST BE REPORTED.

It doesn't matter if it's W-ii or 1099.

EARNINGS ARE EARNINGS.

If your boss honestly believes 1099 is not reportable, he is a very poorly-informed employer. Just because an employer isn't paying UI revenue enhancement on 1099 earnings does not exempt the employee from reporting those 1099 earnings if the employee is too challenge unemployment benefits. Earnings are earnings.

Yous take ii choices:

one. File for benefits, piece of work for your friend and report the earnings - which no doubt will get-go most, if not all, of any do good NJ might pay - or

two. Don't file at all and piece of work for your friend.

Per NJ:

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The 10 nearly common causes of Unemployment Insurance fraudHere are the x about common things claimants do that outcome in a determination of fraud: ane. Claim benefits later returning to work. Y'all must cease claiming benefits the
first day you first work at a new chore, not when yous receive your start paycheck.
2. Work while collecting, even if you worked for less than an 60 minutes and even if you
were not paid. Annotation: Volunteer work is allowed. Please see page 17: "What if I do
volunteer work?" for more information.
3. Piece of work "off the books" or "under the table" while claiming benefits.

http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/for...s/ui/PR-94.pdf

No. 3 - whether paid CASH or on 1099 is exactly what you would exist doing and is FRAUD .

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Originally Posted by stevegriendling View Post

Correct me if I'thou wrong, but are you saying that they're doing some kind of finagling in that scenario for whatever added do good it may bring them?

The added do good to an employer paying on 1099 is they don't demand to pay their share of FICA, UI, Worker's Comp, etc.
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Last edited by Ariadne22; 01-12-2015 at 02:01 AM..

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